Teacher Turns Pencils Into Water

Blue Planet Network applauds a genius idea from teacher, Tina Adwar. She models great behavior for her students while saving lives!

I am an Earth Science teacher at Newfield High School in Selden, NY.  My students are required to have pencils for lab work, graphing etc.  I used to be frustrated at the number of students who did not have a pencil on any given day.

For the past two years, I have turned a negative into a positive. 

Students who forget their pencils buy one from me for 10 cents.  When we reach $15, I match the money and we buy bricks to line a well through Blue Planet Network.  So far this year we have made two $30 donations. Last year we made three.  Students understand where the money is going because I show them the videos on your website. It's been a great learning experience for the students to realize the need for water in other places in the world.   

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