Our Journey and Mission with GreenFaith

After acceptance into the GreenFaith Certification Program in May of 2012, our first task was to create a mission statement. With several revisions and input from many people, our mission was created.

AS GOD’S PARTNERS, WE POSITIVELY AFFECT THE WELL-BEING AND FUTURE OF OUR PLANET THROUGH EDUCATION, CHOICE AND ACTION.

This mission will guide our work over the next two years and beyond!

Read Any Good Environmental Books Lately?

Below is a wonderful list of children's books, each with an environmental theme. Next time you go to the library or buy a book as a gift, consider one of these titles!  They will spark wonderful conversations about taking care of the Earth.

Kindergarten – Second Grade

The Earth and I, by Frank Asch

I Love Our Earth, by Bill Martin Jr.

Earthdance, by Joanne Ryder

Where Once There Was a Wood, by Denise Fleming

Round and Round Again, by Nancy Van-Laan

Mother Earth, by Nancy Luenn

The Forgotten Forest, by Laurence Anholt

Stop That Noise!, by Paul Gerachty

Third Grade – Fifth Grade:

Where the Forest Meets the Sea, by Jeannie Baker

The Tree, by Dana Lyons

The Lorax, by Dr. Suess

When the Monkeys Came Back, by Kristine L. Franklin

Fighting for the Forest, by Gloria Rand

Farewell to Shady Glade, by Bill Peet

The Great Kapok Tree, by Lynne Cherry

Just a Dream, by Chris Van Allsburg

The Wump World, by Bill Peet