Earth Day and Seaburia

In honor of Earth Day, and the beautiful spring weather, the Narwhals took to the streets to pick up garbage in the neighborhood. Besides beer cans, fast food bags and wrappers they also found a roof tile and lots of pieces of paper on the ground and in the bushes.

The Social Studies simulation we have been looking forward to, Seaburia, began this week. Six countries with one Narwhal and two Peacocks representing them as President, Secretary of State and Secretary of Treasury began negotiating for oil and food to keep their countries running then had to face the challenge of one country wanting to blow up the Great Seaburia Reef for a port. Talk was fast, furious and loud and in the end the reef was saved by aide from several countries. The simulation will continue for weeks and the teams will have to deal with issues such as ethnic cleaning and nuclear proliferation.