If your school doesn’t have mats, lightly scuff your feet on the sidewalk before you walk inside. Ask your principal about getting mats if your school doesn’t have any. Offer to start a fundraiser to pay for the mats if your school doesn’t have room in the budget.
If you see a used tissue or something gross on the ground, use a napkin to pick it up so you don’t have to touch it with your hands. Encourage your friends to follow your example in picking up trash when they see it.
If your school doesn’t participate in a recycling program, ask your teachers or your principal about starting one.
Visit the office and ask the secretary if you can set up an appointment to talk to the principal about organizing an event. Make notes beforehand about some of the specific things you’d like to accomplish during the event. For instance, you might say, “We’d like to have a group of students come in on a Saturday to pick up trash on the playground and wash windows in the classrooms. ” Before your meeting, ask teachers and students to sign a petition showing their support for the event.
Rubber gloves A bleach cleaner Clothes Trash bags Feather dusters Toilet brushes Gardening supplies
Don’t underestimate the power of word of mouth. Ask your friends to help you find other students who are interested in signing up. Try saying something like, “Hey, a few of us are getting together on Saturday to clean up around the school. We might even meet up for pizza afterwards. You should come by and help!”
For instance, you might want to have one group cleaning marker off of bathroom walls, while another group could pull weeds and rake around the outside of the school.
If you like, you could ask for permission to plant some flowers around campus, like in a flower bed near the school’s entrance.
To avoid getting sick, avoid touching used tissues when you empty waste baskets. Wear disposable gloves or wash your hands with soap and water after you’re finished.
