School Programs

One of the most important functions of Clean Fairfax Council is to educate the students of Fairfax County on issues relating to litter, graffiti, and the environment. The following two programs provide a direct forum for the education of children in schools on these issues.

Grade Level or Larger Groups:

An Inconvenient Truth™ -The documentary that offers a look at the issue of global warming. Borrow a copy of the DVD to show at your school. Contact the Council to set up a date. DVD format; 96 minutes.

The Rotten Truth About Garbage - a broad based overview of the solid waste system including litter prevention, recycling, and composting with specifics about what is happening in Fairfax County. All Elementary Grades.

Down the Drain - an overview of water pollution, contamination, and waste and what children can do about it. It talks about the litter and recycling issues and how water is effected. All elementary grades.

Wartville Wizard - a story of a town which had a terrible litter problem and how they solved it. The book is on slides and is read. For preschool through third grade.

Single Class, 4th through 7th Grade:

Environmental Jeapordy - where the class is divided into teams, answers questions about the environment, litter, and recycling. Win points and prizes. Single class.

High School Programs:

Graffiti Information - a video with Malcolm Jamal Warner who talks about the graffiti, the problems and solutions. Middle and high school.

Don't Junk and Drive - this award winning interactive CD-ROM takes high school, Drivers' Ed students through a hands-on journey of the Town of Pineville, where residents learn proper and responsible trash disposal habits.

There is an informative booklet that accompanies this program which includes information of roadside litter, recycling, and how drivers need to make wise decisions regarding the trash in their cars.

The Workshops and games are usually 30 to 45 minutes in length or can be tailored to the needs of the teacher. Call Rosemary Byrne at Clean Fairfax Council, (703) 324-5471 for appointment or further information.