Because every day is Earth Day at WCIH | 保护地球，惠灵顿学子在行动
There is no planet B. We have to take care of the one we have.
—Sir Richard Branson
Just as Hangzhou City has remained committed to hosting a green 2023 Asian Games, we at Wellington College International Hangzhou are proudly committed to environmental sustainability, and Earth Day continues to be recognised for its significance to all our futures. With responsibility, respect, kindness, integrity and courage being key Wellington values and in the essence of Earth Day, we need to act boldly, innovate broadly, and implement equitably. Find out below how our school supports Earth Day and how, together, we can keep our Earth clean and green… because a green future is a prosperous future.
Earth Day is the largest environmental movement on Earth. An annual event held every April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection that aims to raise public awareness of environmental issues and encourage people to protect the environment by leading a green and low-carbon life. First held on April 22, 1970, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally by EARTHDAY.ORG involving over 1 billion people in more than 193 countries. The official theme for 2023 is ‘Invest in our Planet’.
Wellington Earth Day event
At Wellington College Hangzhou, we believe that environmental protection is extremely important, and in the efforts to help spread awareness and improve sustainability, Wellington College felt it was appropriate to host Earth Day in school and involve pupils of all ages with this issue. Even our youngest pupils were inspired by the words of Greta Thunberg, "You are never too small to make a difference."
Earth Day activities
at Wellington
At school, the teachers and pupils participated in a range of events for Earth Day, including the following.
All lights and electronic devices were switched off during ‘the big switch off’ hour, helping to lessen the use of energy across the campus. Inspired by Earth Hour, it is an iconic action to ‘switch off’ the lights. As a symbol of unity and a symbol of hope, it is a demonstration of the power of collective action for our future and the planet's.
Famous landmarks, including the Eiffel Tower, Sydney's Opera House, the Empire State Building, The Great Pyramids, the Burj Khalifa, Big Ben, and the Colosseum have all turned off their lights for this epic energy saving event!
It felt nice to help save the environment.
The pupils in Primary School explored the local community roads and picked up litter as part of ‘The Great Global Clean Up’ initiative – a worldwide campaign to reduce waste and plastic pollution, improving habitats and preventing harm to wildlife and humans.
Worldwide, more than 650,000 marine mammals are caught or seriously injured by fishing gear annually.
Litter always ends up in the ocean and it endangers the sea life, so it is important that we recycle and use less plastic.
A poster competition run by Wellington Primary school council encouraged the pupils to spread awareness about littering and disposing of rubbish properly to help the environment and reduce plastic waste. Pupils used their creativity and critical thinking skills to create eye-catching posters inspiring others into action. The activity also helped pupils develop a deeper understanding of the impacts of climate change and the actions they can take to reduce their carbon footprint.
Each year, enough Bubble Wrap is created globally to cover the distance between the earth and the moon.
Recycle plastic, reduce plastic consumption and re-use plastic.
A foodprint measures the environmental impacts associated with the growing, producing, transporting, and storing of our food— from the natural resources consumed to the pollution produced to the greenhouse gases emitted. The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation estimates that the meat industry generates nearly 20% of the man-made greenhouse gas emissions accelerating climate change worldwide – more than the entire transportation sector!
Our catering service promotes healthy eating, environmental protection and other related issues. In honour of Earth Day, we introduced – ‘Zrou’ – a new trending ‘plant-based’ style for lunch.
Zrou is a plant-based reinterpretation of ground meat made from pure natural ingredients: non-GMO soybeans, konjac, coconut oil, and shiitake mushrooms. Zrou is cholesterol-free, and lower in calories and fat while being a quality source of protein, dietary fibre and nutrients.
Therefore, every meat dish served on our Earth Day menu was, in fact, plant-based, for example, “sweet and sour chicken”, “beef wellington” etc., all produced using Zrou.
The children enjoyed learning about sustainability linked to plant-based food and especially enjoyed tasting the delicious healthy zrou dishes. In addition, some of our vegetarian teachers delighted in their first ever taste of ‘ zrou beef wellington’.
Brad Smith, President, Microsoft, once said, “I strongly support including climate education in the educational curricula of all nations.” Wellington’s many learning activities inspired by Earth Day, helped our pupils to reflect on the world around them. They explored the future of the planet whilst developing key global perspective skills. We are preparing our young Wellingtonians as part of their holistic education to engage in nurture nature philosophy and become future stewards of the environment.
地球只有一个。我们一定要保护好地球。
—维珍集团创始人理查德·布兰森爵士
“绿色”是2023年杭州亚运会的理念之一。我们相信，绿色的未来，才是欣欣向荣的未来。秉承绿色发展的理念，杭州惠灵顿外籍人员子女学校积极为环境的可持续发展做贡献，开展“地球日”活动，培养时刻秉持责任、尊重、善良、正直、勇气等五大价值观和面向未来的人才。为响应地球日活动的倡议，我们要勇于行动、拓展创新、公平实践。那么，惠灵顿的师生是如何携手支持地球日倡议、为保持绿色清洁的地球做贡献的呢？今天，就让我们一同走进惠灵顿地球日活动吧。
地球日通常指每年4月22日的世界地球日（The World Earth Day）。这是一个专门为世界环境保护而设立的节日，旨在提高民众对于现有环境问题的认识，并动员民众参与到环保运动中，通过绿色低碳生活，改善地球的整体环境。首个地球日在1970年4月22日启动，如今，地球日的庆祝活动已发展至全球193个国家，每年有超过10亿人参与各类全球活动。2023年世界地球日的全球活动官方主题是“投资我们的星球” 。
在惠灵顿杭州校区，我们坚信环境保护有着至关重要的意义。为提升大家的环保意识、促进可持续发展事业，我们举办地球日活动，让各个年级的孩子都能关注到环保事业的建设。环保少女格蕾塔·通贝里曾说：“不论是谁，都能为环保事业做出贡献。”这样振奋人心的话让一年级的孩子们深受启发。
在“地球一小时”熄灯倡议的启发下，我们将学校的所有灯和电子设备断电一小时，减少校区的能源使用。这是心系人类未来和地球未来的集体举措，象征着团结和希望。
埃菲尔铁塔、悉尼歌剧院、帝国大厦、大金字塔、哈利法塔、大本钟和罗马斗兽场等著名的地标性建筑都积极响应了“地球一小时”的熄灯节能倡议。
为响应“全球大清洁”倡议，小学部学生走进附近的街道，捡拾垃圾，美化环境。“全球大清洁”是一项为了减少垃圾和塑料污染而开展的全球性行动，致力于改善野生动物和人类的栖息地环境、遏制有害行为。
世界每年有超过65万只海洋哺乳动物因渔具而被捕获或严重受伤。
垃圾最终都会流进海洋，会伤害海洋生物。所以我们要学会回收物品，少用塑料制品。
惠灵顿小学部学生会组织了一场海报竞赛，旨在让大家认识到随地乱扔垃圾的危害，保护环境，减少塑料制品垃圾的出现。同学们发挥创意和批判性思维，创造吸引眼球的海报，激励他人采取行动。这项活动让同学们更深入地认识到气候变化的影响，学习了减少碳足迹的更多方法。
每年，全球创造的泡塑包装的长度有地球和月球之间的距离那么长。
食物足迹衡量的是与食物种植、生产、运输和储存相关的环境影响，如人类所消耗的自然资源、产生的污染、排放的温室气体等。根据联合国粮农组织的统计，人为产生的温室气体中，近20%来自于肉类行业，比全部运输部门的排放量还要多，这加速了全球气候变化。在惠灵顿，我们积极通过餐饮服务来推广健康饮食、环境保护等理念。秉承地球日的精神，我们为同学们提供别出心裁的“株肉”午餐。
株肉是一款植物基肉馅的食品，采用非转基因大豆、魔芋、椰子油和香菇等纯天然成分烹制，热量和脂肪含量较低，同时是蛋白质、膳食纤维和营养物质的优质来源。因此，学生们尝过的每一道肉菜都是植物制成的，比如“糖醋鸡”“惠灵顿株肉牛排”等。
同学们非常喜欢学习植物基食物相关的可持续发展知识，尤其喜欢品尝美味的健康菜肴。不少素食主义的教师也第一次品尝到了“惠灵顿株肉牛排”的美味。
微软总裁兼首席法务官布拉德·史密斯曾说：“我大力支持各个国家将环境教育纳入课程教育中。”通过一系列围绕地球日开展的学习活动，惠灵顿学子深化了对周边世界的认识，建立起关键的全球视野，同时探索了地球的未来。我们将助力惠灵顿学子实现全方面发展，树立起保护地球的意识，为美好环境和未来保驾护航。
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