Youth
Educational Programs Overview
Working in partnership with local schools and teachers, we provide recycling and environmental education. These lessons are aligned with Michigan science standards, and heavily incorporate the different STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) disciplines.
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GLS lessons fit within a framework of the three Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) to give students the tools they need to make individual and group behavior change towards a more sustainable society.
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BEE GREEN
RECYCLING ASSEMBLY
Detroit schools are eligible to host a FREE recycling assembly for Kindergarten though 8th grade students with Detroit’s recycling mascot, BEE GREEN! (Schools outside of Detroit can request an assembly for a fee.**) Assemblies engage students in a fun and informational program to increase curbside recycling participate across Detroit!
Our goal at Green Living Science is to educate youth about recycling and help make curbside recycling accessible to all Detroit residents. After the assembly students and staff will be given the ability to get a FREE recycling cart for their Detroit residence, which would normally cost $25, but with GLS, students’ families receive it for FREE!
Third graders at Mackenzie were awarded a special assembly ON Earth Day.
**If your school is interested in an assembly and is not inside the city of Detroit*, programming can be delivered on a sliding scale fee:
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One grade sectoin e.g. K-2nd, 3rd-5th, OR 6th-8th = $450
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Two grade sections e.g. K-2nd AND 3rd-5th = $650
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All three grade sections = $850
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We do not have the ability to provide free recycling cart vouchers for students and staff but we can connect your school with a paper recycling program and receptacle.
RECYCLING AT
YOUR SCHOOL
Experience has taught us that recycling is an effective catalyst in creating environmental awareness and behavioral change with students and adults. Detroit’s trash problem is in plain sight. We’ve demonstrated that empowering people - so they can make a difference - is the best sustainable solution.
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​Want FREE recycling for your school? For the '26-'27 school year, we are partnering with Kroger as part of their Zero Hunger Zero Waste initiative to help 5 Detroit learning intuitions get recycling for free! Stay tuned for the application!
Pre-K Lessons
Detroit Schools are eligible to host a FREE in class recycling lesson for Pre-K students full of fun activities, story time, singing, and dancing! Our lessons help students take the first steps to engaging in recycling through our exciting, hands-on program and prepare for deeper science and environmental learning.
The goal is to educate young students about the “how to’s” of recycling and help bring curbside recycling to all Detroit residents. After the recycling lesson students, families, and staff are offered the opportunity to get a FREE recycling cart for their Detroit residence, which would normally cost $25, but with GLS, students’ families receive it for FREE!
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FIELD TRIPS & TOURS
RETURNING SPRING 2026!
In partnership with Recycle Here!, Green Living Science (GLS) offers field trips and tours of the facility, as well as the Lincoln Street Art Park.
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Our overall focus is to teach students, families and local groups how to recycle in the city of Detroit.
BEE GREEN Plastic
Steam Machine
Introducing our newest program, the Bee Green Plastic Steam Machine!
This fun and interactive program was created to bring a unique learning experience to student. Students will engage with the plastic recycling process and gain an understanding of the history of plastics and the impact of human consumption on our planet.
