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We are excited to share some backgrounds for Zoom featuring Pali Institute! Is there a place or spot you want to see featured? Just let us know! https://hubs.ly/H0ttNsN0

Remote learning has meant that a lot of students have missed out on their science camp trip this year! We’ve received a number of inquiries from families interested in signing their individual child up for a science camp program with us and we are planning to offer this once we are able to. If you are also interested, please fill out the form at the link below and we will be sure to let you know once we have an event scheduled! https://hubs.ly/H0tgZ980

Visit us with your family! Check out our website to learn more.

Congratulations to all the graduates this year, from those moving up from kindergarten to those leaving high school or college. We wish you the best in your next endeavors and can’t wait to see you back at Pali!

Pulling from the archives, here's a video we put together a couple years ago with some of our staff members sharing about the teachers that have inspired them! #thankateacher https://hubs.ly/H0q9pgT0

Today is National Teacher's Day! Thank you to all the teachers out there for the hard work you put in throughout the year! #thankateacher #teacherappreciationday

Happy Earth Day from our family to yours! Thanks for celebrating Earth Day with us. Check out the blog on our website for a full recap of the activities we shared this week. https://hubs.ly/H0pM0fz0

Day 6 - Family Choices - Turn off or unplug unnecessary electronics - Vampire energy is the energy that devices pull from an outlet even when a device is not on. Reduce your energy consumption by unplugging devices when they are not in use. - Wash clothes in cold water and air dry - Another way to reduce your energy consumption is to wash clothes in cold water and let them air dry instead of using a dryer.... - Switch light bulbs to energy efficient models - When your light bulbs need replacing, make sure to pick energy efficient models! While they may have a higher up front cost, they cost less to operate and last longer leading to long term savings. - Organize your refrigerator so food doesn't go bad - Sometimes when food is pushed to the back of the fridge, it gets forgotten and goes bad before we can eat it. This can be prevented by organizing the fridge and labeling food so that it can be eaten in a timely manner!

Day 5 - Next Level - Write to your government representative about an environmental issue - Get involved! Contacting your elected representatives helps let them know what is important to the community. - Make food from scratch instead of prepared or take out options - Learn how to cook your favorite food from scratch. Learn to cook from scratch gives you more versatility in the kitchen and allows you to keep a more varied menu if supplies are limited. Or you can use this as a... reason to make Disney Churros... https://hubs.ly/H0pvdQX0 - Take a virtual field trip to a state or national park - With hundreds of parks to visit, you would never be able to visit them all in person! Now is a great time to visit some parks virtually and maybe you'll find some you want to visit in person. https://hubs.ly/H0pv2Bx0 - Conduct a household trash audit - When making any change to your routine or systems, it's important to get a baseline of what you are doing so you can know where to improve! Check out this resource for how to do your own trash audit: https://hubs.ly/H0pv2dm0

Day 4 - Green Thumbs - Plant a food garden - Learn more about what goes into growing your own food! Plants can be started from seeds or you can purchase starter plants from a home improvement store. From tomato plants that you can grow on a porch to potatoes that you can grow in a barrel, there are a lot of options that don't require a lot of space! Herbs are a great place to start if you just have a bright window sill. - Adopt a houseplant - Houseplants can be a great connec...tion to nature while we are in our homes. A lot of easy to grow houseplants may be available to purchase just at the grocery store! Once you get a plant, research how to take care of it so it can thrive in your home! - Learn how to regrow certain foods and vegetables from scraps - Veggies like green onions, celery, lettuce, and herbs can be regrown from what you buy from the grocery store. Save your scraps and plant them to see what pops up! For an extra challenge, look up how to regrow a pineapple! (Usually takes a while to fruit again but can be a fun experiment!) - Research native pollinator friendly plants and plant them in your yard - Native plants are well adapted to the local growing season, climate, and soils so growing them is easier. Pollinators are then essential for plant reproduce and help product genetic diversity in the plants they pollinate. Garden with native plants, forgoing chemicals helps create pollinator-friendly landscapes that can help curb pollinator decline!

Day 3 - Crafting - Create an Unpaper Towel - Look around your house for things you can use that replace paper towels. Get creative and sew some new towels! - Invest in a reusable water bottle and decorate it - Make your reusable water bottle or coffee mug something you're proud of and want to carry around!... - Fix or re-purpose ripped clothing - Learn how to sew and fix tears in your clothes to extend their life. Clean or polish your shoes to keep them looking new! - Create art from recyclables or trash - Get creative! Look at your recycling and start thinking about what you can make! Mosaics or collages are a great place to start, look around online for more ideas!

Day 2 - Food and Water Usage: - Install a home compost bin - Look up ways to install a compost bin in your yard or where locally you can compost plant materials. (You may already have Green Bins!) - 4-minute shower challenge - Challenge your family to take showers in four minutes or less to reduce water usage! What can you do to keep your shower quick?... - Be creative with food scraps - did you know that peel and bits of veggies that you would normally toss can be use to make a delicious veggie stock? Same with leftover bones! What can you use that would normally go to waste? - Plan meals ahead, shop your pantry first - Look around your cupboards and fridge to see what's lying around and make a menu from that! Supercook or Allrecipe's Dinner Spinner let you put in ingredients and suggest meals you can make. Using up what you can can help reduce waste and save money! https://hubs.ly/H0pr_890

Day 1 - Everyday things: - Get rid of Junk Mail collect any junk mail that comes into your household and reach out to the companies to remove you from their list. CalRecycle has some resources for this here: https://hubs.ly/H0pxH_h0 - Go out on a nature walk Head outside and enjoy the spring weather! There is plenty of nature in neighborhoods and local parks to enjoy while following physical distancing guidelines. ... - Learn about your local recycling guidelines Do you know what items can be recycled in your community? Head to your local waste management’s website to learn what you can recycle from your home and do a little research on where other things like electronics or CRVs can be recycled. - Picking up Litter While out on your walk, keep an eye out for any litter around! Bring a bag to carry litter home to throw it out. (Bring a second bag to use as a glove to avoid touching things directly!)