“I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives.
I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud
of him.”
—Abraham Lincoln
“We should try... to teach that respecting property does
not mean never touching what is not yours, but means
treating objects carefully, using them as they are meant
to be used, and putting them back where they belong.”
—John Holt
“Education is for improving the lives of others and for
leaving your community and world better than you
found it.”
—Marian Wright Edelman
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... to be aware of
the space around
them and share in
its maintenance.
When we feel connected to the place we
work and play, this place becomes a natural
extension of our well-being. Our health,
then, is inextricably connected to the
health of the place we live. When our
children see their own environment as a
part of them and not apart from them,
they will become caretakers.