G5 Earth Day | 登香山捡垃圾，爱护环境从我做起

Earth Day

在4月22日世界地球日来临之际，为了让学生更好地认识“地球日”并积极参与到保护地球的行动中来，清华附中国际部五年级师生在4月21日前往香山公园进行登山捡垃圾游学活动，用实际行动去改善我们的环境、宣传环保的理念。

For World Earth Day (April 22) this year, the THIS grade 5 teachers and students went to Fragrant Hills Park on April 21st to pick up trash. The aim of this activity is for students to better understand “Earth Day” and, through practical actions, can improve the earth while promoting the concept of environmental protection.

香山公园位于北京西郊，苍翠连绵、风景宜人。早在元、明、清时，皇家就在香山营建离宫别院，是一座具有山林特色的皇家园林。游学活动当天温度适中，空气清新，在这所历史悠久的园林中，大家干劲十足，手戴一次性手套认真寻找草丛里的垃圾。不管多么隐秘的塑料袋、饮料瓶、纸屑都逃不过我们小“清道夫”的眼睛。经过一段时间的努力，大家的垃圾袋里都有了不少的收获，同时，同学们弯腰捡垃圾的身影也触动了不少过往的游客。

Fragrant Hills Park is located in the western suburbs of Beijing, with beautiful scenery and lush greenery. As early as in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, the royal family built a palace on Fragrant Hill, which is a royal garden with mountain and forest characteristics. The temperature was moderate and the air was fresh. In this historical garden, students were very energetic, wearing disposable gloves and looking for garbage in the grass. No matter how hidden the plastic bags, drink bottles, and paper scraps were, they could not escape the eyes of our little “scavengers.” After a while, everyone’s garbage bags were filled with “treasures.” Even passing tourists in the park noticed the students’ efforts and were touched by it.

山下垃圾捡拾完成后，同学们兴奋得笑着叫着，迫不及待开始登山，你追我赶，寂静的园林开始变得热闹起来。前面的开路，后面的尽量跟上，同学们慢慢地开始气喘吁吁，汗流浃背。山中树林密密麻麻，阵阵清风吹来仿佛在给同学们鼓劲， 一步一台阶，顶峰与我之间的距离不再遥远。终于，同学们陆陆续续开始登顶！站在山顶，极目远望，白云缭绕，城市风貌尽收眼底。

After the trash pick-up at the bottom of the hill, the students were so excited about climbing the mountain. The silent garden started to become lively as students were running around laughing and cheering. The woods in the mountain were dense, and the breeze blew as if to cheer the students on as they began to pant and sweat. Finally, the students started to reach the top of the hill one after another! Standing at the top of the mountain, looking far away, white clouds, the city landscape is in full view.

在此次游学活动中，孩子们登山览胜，锻炼身体，愉悦身心，助力环保。此外，五年级目前正在进行“capstone”项目的研究和学习，这个项目重点关注气候变化、过度消费以及人类的健康和福祉。这次游学活动也正在此项目学习的背景下为学生提供了宝贵的真实体验。

This great event for our 5th grade students as it not only gives them the chance to exercise outdoors, but it is to an authentic experience of social responsibility. In addition, Our 5th grade students are also working on a final capstone that focuses on climate change, overconsumption, and well-being. This field trip will provide them real-life context for this cumulative project.