The Independent Day School and Whole Foods “Go Green” Together 

The Independent Day School in Middlefield, Connecticut has created a partnership with Whole Foods in Glastonbury to educate its students, pre-k through grade 8, about the impact of recycling, the benefits of composting, and the ability to reduce carbon footprints by eating locally grown foods. The Whole Foods Green Mission Team has guided IDS Kindergarten, 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th grade students through its colorful produce displays, down their aisles of recycled products, and past counters filled with fresh meat and fish.  During a recent visit, a kindergartener remarked, "… I never, ever knew you could make toys and scarves out of plastic bottles, did you?”  With their trained staff, the students have learned about healthy eating and important ways that they can recycle, and be earth-friendly thinkers.  Students will continue to work with Whole Foods throughout the year to help “Green the School!”