Harker families, get involved in our Earth Month activities! Here’s what parents can do to join in on our collective mission to be responsible and sustainable: 1. Participate in our clothing drives (scroll down for details). 2. Sign up for plastic films recycling pickup through Ridwell. Learn what plastic films are and sign up. 3. Read on to see what your kids are up to! Thank you for your support – both at school and at home – of our community’s passionate sustainability efforts. Student Green Teams Faculty Sustainability Committee ___________________________________________________________ Upper School Now–April 18: Clothing drive for clothing swap (details below) April 10-18: Guest speaker: Environmental Justice | US student Green Team at lower school to host Earth Week Carnival | Earth Week kickoff at school meeting featuring Tiffany Duong ’02; her Harker Magazine feature April 21-25: Postcard writing to legislators | water bottle adoption | guest speaker from Climate Reality Project | clothing swap (details below) | students share their sustainable actions and get a smoothie! Middle School Now–May 2: Clothing and book drive (details below) April 14–25: Book drive swap | food waste weighing | Earth Week assembly April 28–May 2: Clothing swap Lower School April 15: US student Green Team hosts Earth Week Carnival after school – Climate Games and more. Encourage your children to attend! Now through April 22: Clothing drive (details below) April 22-25: Earth Day assembly with skits | Earth Day library exhibit for science classes April 23-25: Clothing swap (details below) April 22–May 6: Pilot program of plastic film collection through nonprofit Ridwell. All TK-12 families encouraged to sign up for home pickup. CLOTHING DRIVES Do you know that textiles account for 10% of global waste and 20% of water use each year? Help the environment and repurpose your gently used clothing by giving it a new home through the lower, middle and upper school clothing swaps! (All clothing and shoes should be clean and in good shape.) Upper School: Donations now through April 18 in the marked boxes in front of the RPAC and at the end of Main Hall (the back drop-off area). Teen and adult sizes only; no child sizes, please. Swap: April 22-24 Parents, volunteer at the upper school! Middle School: Donations from April 7-25 in the marked boxes in the front office and back parking loop. Child, teen and adult sizes. Swap: Week of April 28-May 2 Parents, volunteer at the middle school! Lower School: Your child can bring up to five clean, gently used clothing items to the gym lobby. (Please, no school uniforms or Harker swag.) Swap: April 23-25 between 7:45-9 a.m. and 3:15-4:30 p.m. We need a few parent volunteers to help with this event. Please email keizenlifeblog@gmail.com if you are interested. Additional Note: If you have other textiles or materials you’d like to recycle, support the Muwekma Ohlone Green Education Fund by bringing things to their boxes at these locations. (All items unclaimed at our swaps will be delivered to their drop-off.) Social Media facebook.com/harkerschool instagram.com/harkerschool youtube.com/harkerschool Contact Us 500 Saratoga Ave., San Jose 95129 communications@harker.org Need more spirit wear? Shop the Eagle Store at https://eaglestore.harker.org/ Copyright © The Harker School 2025. All Rights Reserved.