Smiles lit up classrooms as Emerald Keepers’ interns visited Village Elementary students to share their new environmental trading cards.
“We have tons of good news for you!” announced Emily Kuite to a classroom of students. “We have 17 trading cards for you to collect. We’re going to start you off with four or five cards each today. You can trade with your friends.
“If you have a Jack card, you don’t need any of the others. Mine is the best,” said Jack Francis as he passed out his trading cards to a group of young students excitedly gathering around him.
The Trading Card Program is intended to excite students about local environmental action. Each card has a photo and the name of an intern, his or her (grade) level, favorite element (Earth, Wind, Fire, or Water), environmental focus, strengths, weaknesses and why he or she is an Emerald Keeper. All seventeen cards were featured in last week’s Eagle & Journal and can be found on the Emerald Keepers website.
“We had so much fun,” said Intern Abi Brownlee. “The kids loved the cards.”
This week, interns will be delivering cards to Strand Elementary.
The program is expected to grow with a new group of interns and more trading cards this coming fall. Applications for 2023-2024 Emerald Keepers High School Internships will be on the website emeraldkeepers.org the first week of August.
