THE NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION’S READ ACROSS AMERICA WITH THE LORAX AND ECO BOYS AND GIRLS CELEBRATE THE EARTH

The National Education Association’s READ ACROSS AMERICA promotes “STUDENT EARTH DAY” with a reading from Dr. Seuss’s LORAX and a reading from Maria Snyder’s ECO BOYS AND GIRLS BOOKS.

The McCormick Elementary School in Baltimore, Maryland hosted the official event and greetings were from the Maryland State Education Association and National Education Association President Dennis Van Roekel. Principal Lindsay led students in an Earth Day Pledge and thanked special guest Maria Snyder announcing a donation of the book sets for each classroom.

ECO BOYS AND GIRLS® BOOKS promote environmental  awareness and interconnectedness for Pre-Kindergarten to 3^rd grade and are printed on 100% PCW (post consumer waste) paper with 100% soy ink. 

Eco Boys and Girls have been cited by the Environmental Protection Agency and have partnered with leading environmental, educational and scientific organizations, such as, The National Education Association, Association of Science and Technology Centers, Liberty Science Center, among others.

ECO BOYS AND GIRLS SAY “MAKE EVERY DAY EARTH DAY” FOR EARTH MONTH IN UNION STATION, WASHINGTON, DC

Vincent C. Gray, Mayor of Washington D.C. proclaimed April as Earth Month, and set in motion events in Union Station and its Sustainability Partner, Earth Day Network, to host an expanded slate of events to celebrate Earth Day 2013.

Eco Boys and Girls were invited guest speakers at Union Station in the East Hall. Eco Boys and Girls presented their campaign slogan “MAKE EVERY DAY EARTH DAY”!

Other guest speakers from these organizations spoke: NASA, Young Voices for the Planet, Solar City, Atlas Recycled, UN Foundation, Millennium Challenge, etc.

 

MARIA SNYDER’S ECOBRANDS “WE CREATE THE WORLD WE LIVE IN” CELEBRATE EARTH MONTH

ECOBRANDS® Posters are an exclusive collection of posters created by model and eco-activist Maria Snyder. Printed on eco-friendly papers, Maria’s iconography and art for “WE CREATE THE WORLD WE LIVE IN” was first created when she was an art student and later first exhibited in the early 1990’s at the Henri Bendel store on Fifth Avenue, New York.

Maria Snyder is considered a pioneer in the eco-fashion movement. In the 90’s Felissimo stores announced Maria Snyder as one of the first designers in the world to create an eco-fashion apparel and home collection made exclusively from fibers from recycled bottles.

Felissimo was one of the first green stores in NYC and is a Japanese company.

THE NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION SELECTS ECO BOYS AND GIRLS BOOKS TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN 2013

ECO BOYS AND GIRLS® BOOKS introduces 5 animated characters whose mission is to engage people everywhere to be aware of, involved with and connected to each other and the earth and to empower them to take action for and ownership of our planet, learn about the environment and explore creative new ways to live in harmony.

ECO BOYS AND GIRLS® BOOKS promotes environmental awareness and interconnectedness for Pre-Kindergarten to 3^rd grade.

Each character has their own mission: ERNIE EARTH character  (earth stewardship); LULU LOVE character (healthy eating, exercise & compassion); PATSY PEACE character (conflict resolution & empathy); RAY RECYCLE character (recycling & reusing); and SAMMY SUN character (energy conservation & natural resources). Books are layered with specially designed “Take Action” spreads that reinforce key concepts and curriculum through game play.

The National Education Association (NEA) is the nation's largest professional employee organization, is committed to advancing the cause of public education. NEA's 3 million members work at every level of education. NEA has affiliate organizations in every state and in more than 14,000 communities across the United States.

ECO BOYS AND GIRLS CURRICULUM GUIDE 2013 PROMOTES ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AT THE NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION

The National Education Association CELEBRATES THE EARTH with the Eco Boys and Girls Curriculum Guide 2013 working to make every day Earth Day for children and students—schools and communities—across the country.

ECO BOYS AND GIRLS  characters, created by Maria Snyder, are 5 animated characters that young children who are in Pre K to Grade 3 can view as friends. They teach them the value of respecting their environment by protecting natural resources and conservation and respecting the people and other living things who inhabit the earth.

Creator, Maria Snyder explains the reasons why she undertook this endeavor, “I created these Eco Characters to give youth today “Eco-Heroes” to believe in, to have fun with and learn from. Children are aware, involved, caring and connected to the earth and each other. I wanted to engage young people, empower them to take ownership of the world we live in and enjoy learning about the environment and explore creative new ways to live in harmony with the planet and each other.”

The National Education Association (NEA) is the nation's largest professional employee organization, is committed to advancing the cause of public education. NEA's 3 million members work at every level of education. NEA has affiliate organizations in every state and in more than 14,000 communities across the United States.

MARIA SNYDER'S “OUR HEARTS UNITED HEAL THE WORLD” AND ONE MILLION HEARTS CAMPAIGN FOR HAITI

Donna Karan’s Urban Zen Foundation and CFDA rallied the global design community together for “Fashion for Haiti: One Million Hearts.”

Maria Snyder and other top members from the Council of Fashion Designers of America have designed one-of-a-kind hearts transformed into truly inspired works of art. The hearts will be auctioned off on eBay.

Maria's art and slogan "OUR HEARTS UNITED HEAL THE WORLD" are intergral foundations to her brands, ECO BOYS AND GIRLS, ECOBRANDS and PEACEARTH.

The Urban Zen Foundatiion creates, connects and collaborates to raise awareness and inspire change in the areas of well-being, preserving cultures and empowering children in mind, body and spirit. Urban Zen designs forums, partners with existing organizations and brings together experts to define solutions and implement action.

CFDA, The Council of Fashion Designers of America is an association consisting of more than 400 of America’s foremost womenswear, menswear, jewelry and accessory designers.

ECO BOYS AND GIRLS CELEBRATE WORLD WATER DAY

Eco Boys and Girls  and correspondent Sarah Dayringer celebrate World Water Day with a question “What are you doing to prevent climate change?” Youth around the world attending the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Doha, Qatar, were asked this question and a video montage was created.

The International Year of Water Cooperation is guided by the slogan - “water, water everywhere, only if we share”.

World Water Day is held yearly on 22 March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocation for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. Each year, World Water Day highlights a specific aspect of freshwater.

Sarah Dayringer is a highly accomplished consultant on various topics concerning climate change policy, children and youth and has participated in global sustainable development agendas around the world. Some of her notable achievements are work with SustainUS, United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, United Nations Environmental Program’s TUNZA, Steering committee and lead in organizing the drafting of the Bandung Declaration.

ECO BOYS AND GIRLS ATTEND WORLD FUTURE ENERGY SUMMIT IN ABU DHABI

Eco Boys and Girls attend the Inaugural Ceremony of World Future Energy Summit and First International Water Summit at the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, January 13-17, 2013.

Eco Boys and Girls youth correspondent, Simran Vedvyas, promotes environmental stewardship and poses the question to international youth attending the summit, “What is the one thing you would like to do in this world that would benefit the environment”.

The Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week will commence with the 3rd session of the International Renewable Energy Agency General Assembly, an intergovernmental organization dedicated to renewable energy. IRENA comprises 158 states and the European Union whose objective is to promote widespread use of all forms of renewable energy, including bioenergy, geothermal, hydropower, ocean, solar and wind.

Simran Vidyvas is a recognized world youth leader and winner of several prestigious awards, her achievements are numerous and global: Academy Organizer United Arab Emirates at Plant-for-the-Planet, Worldview Mission Youth Ambassador to UN, Chapter Leader United Arab Emirates and India at Children of Earth and Youth Ambassador at Eye on Earth.