Week 1
Clearing cupboards: give away, not throw out
Family Season
Our home. Our yard. Our city.
1. Theme of the month
September
Eco Month
How it went
What we gave away — who needed it more than we did?
2. Weeks of the month4 weeks – from our cupboards to the city
Week 2
Litter-picking in the park next door
Week 3
A book swap shelf in our hallway
Week 4
Finding the city's eco volunteers, joining in
Our goal for the month
Give it away rather than bin it — and find who else is doing this.
3. Personal storylinesOur own goals and how they are going
Dad
Project:Mending, not binning
The chair first, then Egor's bicycle
Progress
My goal this month:Both of them mended by month's end
Mom
Project:My own bag
The cloth bag always with me, instead of plastic
Progress
My goal this month:Not one single-use bag
Egor
Project:Swapping comics
I bring mine, take somebody's — instead of buying new
Progress
My goal this month:Swap ten and buy nothing
Anya
Project:A talk at school
About what goes where; I am making it myself
Progress
My goal this month:Give it in front of my class
4. How our family felt
- Good
- Okay
- Bad
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Ideas for next month