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December 18, 2017Fair Trade Finals
December 16, 2017Song Contest Breakfast
December 15, 2017Every December the last day of school before winter break @ Laurel, alum and current upper school students attend Song Contest. Breakfast is served to the Upper School as they prepare for their performance. The Parent Organization(LSPA) served Equal Exchange hot chocolate and coffee. They have promised to continue to serve these fair trade products […]
Encourage Ethical Purchases
December 14, 2017We teach about ethical purchasing from environmental, economic, and social standpoints. We teach the kids to think about where their toys and clothes come from and what all happened so they could have something to wear and something to play with. We have talked about exploitation in labor streams including ongoing global slavery, substandard wages, […]
Fair Trade at the Grove
December 14, 2017If students are ever in a hurry and need a quick meal or a coffee break between their studies, The Grove have them cover. There are organic, fair trade cold brew Tony’s coffee with two different flavours of Chocolate and Original. Eventhough there are only few fair trade items at the moment, we are constantly […]