Middleborough

Middleborough

As in the previous year, the High Schools YESS (Youth Environmental and Sustainability Society) collaborated with Sustainable Middleboro, a volunteer organization to help organize this event. School projects ranged from energy-efficient housing (which material makes for the best insulation” to a geothermal project and a fashion swap to cut down on textile waste, among others.

A dozen vendors, from solar to a repurposing shop, were excited about the conversations they were able to have with the visitors, and as last year, the students captured all pledges taken on a live screen.

Another highlight was the huge inflatable whale from NECWA and all their activities for kids of all ages.

Middleborough ran a remarkable Cooler Middleborough event that featured an inflatable whale and many fascinating displays and kids activities by NECWA, a local non-profit protecting ocean life. Four student groups were involved: 5th grade displayed their thoughtfully designed solar ovens, the High School experimented with and documented the results of different kinds of insulation materials in their model homes, the YESS club developed the pledges for visitors to take and designed an “on the spot” display of pledges taken and their equivalent in carbon savings and the school’s TV channel sent sent a student reporter to document the event.
From home energy upgrades to clean heat, from solar to community solar, visitors had many options to pledge earth-friendly improvements.