It’s no surprise that we here at Buy-Board-Shorts love the beach!! And we love it even more when little tykes are taught first-hand about how harmful plastic trash found on the beach can be.
That’s why we were thrilled to learn about a project that the 1st graders at Jefferson Elementary School, (Carlsbad, CA), recently completed…
Seems the kids were inspired by a presentation made to them by San Diego Surfrider RAP activist Heather Benson, then guided by their teacher Arlene Gnade, and local “gARTbage” artist, Teresa Espaniola to spend over 5 months collecting plastic garbage from nearby beaches to create a giant “whale” they named Lil’ Gray.
You can see photos and read about their experiences on their blog.