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We love the spring time weather here at PS 140! A perfect way to celebrate the new season is to learn about our environment. Earth Day is this Sunday, April 22nd and we will be celebrating on Monday, April 23rd. A great game we play – that combines fun and learning about keeping our Earth clean – is Recycling Relay. Here’s how it works…

By Reva Gaur
We haven’t rounded up a bunch of “links we love” in awhile, and this week we’re pleased to share some good ones. From the proposed cuts to childcare programs across NYC, to ideas for teachers who want to incorporate Earth Day into their lesson plans, and much more!
“Budget Cuts May Ax Childcare Services in City’s Wealthy Areas” (NY Daily News)
“Food Pantries Swell at Passover” (Jewish Daily Forward)
“Stretching Exercises At Your Desk: 12 Simple Tips” (WebMD)
“Earth Day Ideas for the Classroom” (Morningside Center’s blog)
By Reva Gaur
Spring is in the air, and Earth Day is just around the corner! Our agency’s cause of the month for April is environmental sustainability. We “go green” in many of our programs throughout Downtown Manhattan. For example, the 14th Street Y has focused on greening over the past three years and even ran a Green Song Contest for the community last year — check out the above music video from our winners! And stayed tuned to our Twitter and Facebook for green updates, all month long.

By Alyssa Moran
On October 24th, the nation will celebrate its first annual Food Day, an event sponsored by Center for Science in the Public Interest to raise awareness about sustainable food production and celebrate healthy whole foods. While many of us have heard a thing or two about diet-related diseases, factory farming, farm subsidies, or world hunger, it can be difficult to wrap our heads around how these issues interconnect, and even tougher to figure out how we, as individuals, can make an impact. To date, the best advice I’ve found on the subject has been from Dr. Marion Nestle, an author, food policy activist, and nutrition professor at New York University. Dr. Nestle says, “vote with your vote… and vote with your fork.”

By Reva Gaur
Here’s our round-up of links for this week, featuring important issues in our community and beyond — arts in education, youth homelessness, middle school achievement, and sustainability & greening at the local level.
“Arts Education Skills Vital for a Successful Economy” (Arts Blog)
“More Homeless Students in NYC Classrooms” (NBC NY)
“East Village Y Serious About Going Green” (NY1 News) — featuring our own 14th Street Y!
“Walcott’s Plan to Strengthen Middle Schools Draws Mixed Reaction” (New York Times)

By Reva Gaur (via 14th & 1st)
The 14th Street Y has been sharing a lot of greening stories and advice on their blog and Facebook page lately, in preparation for their big OPENgreenHOUSE this month. We wanted to share a great post by Becky Skoff, Manager of LABA and the Theater, about how they’ve been reusing, repurposing and recycling wood. Here’s an excerpt:
For the entire 2010-2012 season, no wood was thrown out from our theater. We collected it, and the wood has been used by our preschool for art projects, to build shelving in our art room, and for art installations in our lobby.
Read the full article here and please share in the comments section: how have you, your family, or your community been creative about greening?

By Reva Gaur
This week’s round-up of links is one day late, but we promise it’s worth the wait! Read about a new mental health program in NYC; nonprofits that are helping kids get into college; the new sustainability trend among Jewish community centers; and some tips on the best places to take visitors in one of our ‘hoods, the East Village!
“Free Course Helps Families Understand Basics Of Mental Health” (NY1)
“Groups Help Low-Income Students Enter College” (Education Week)
“Training the Green Team” (NY Jewish Week)
“Where Should You Take Those Out-of-Towners?” (The Local East Village)

By Reva Gaur
Exactly one month from today, the 14th Street Y is hosting their annual Open House, which heads to greener pastures this year! In addition to the fabulous & FREE concerts, activities and fun that’s traditionally featured, the Y will be celebrating greening successes from the past year, and educating the community on the easy ways to lessen their carbon footprint. Learn more on the website’s event page, or recent posts on Time Out NY Kids and InHabitat.
By Reva Gaur
When the kids in our youth development programs learned that their program was at risk of closing, they filmed this adorable video to, quite literally, keep the lights on after school! Watch the video and learn how you can help save these programs.
