The Brunswick Trust

Service & Sustainability

continued from page 8 meatless barbecue to the dining hall, as well as the launch of a weeklong recycling drive for used clothing, batteries, and single-use razor blades.

Later in the week, a ’Wick Pride tie dye event doubled as a recycling push as the Sustainability Council worked to encourage the reuse of old Brunswick t-shirts for the project, instead of purchasing new ones.

The Council also shared a Wednesday morning powerpoint in advisories, offering updates on the recycling drive as well as discussion of the theme of stewardship and a climate literacy quiz.

On Friday of Earth Week, the council co-sponsored a freedress day to raise funds for tree planting by the Greenwich Land Trust; students were encouraged to buck the “fast fashion” trend by wearing the tie dye t-shirts from the ’Wick Pride event.

Earth Day saw Brunswick students turn up to lend a hand to the Live Like Luke beach cleanup at Tod’s Point, as well as participation in environmental service projects around town on Community Service Day the following week.

The Sustainability Council aims to inspire more conversation and action on campus and around the world to protect the Earth and environment.

A cool and windy morning set the stage for the can’t-miss “friend-raiser” of the spring, the annual extravaganza known as ’Wick Walk Run.

Thanks to the organization and planning of chairs Katerina Pergola and Louise Oram Cho and their committee, the morning proved extra fun and hugely successful. Nearly 300 participants turned up to walk, jog, and run a 1.4 course around the beautiful King Street Campus — including a jaunt through the tunnel to the Middle School. Siblings, visitors from other schools, and parents cheered on the runners.

Before the race, everyone enjoyed morning donuts and coffee, and the Brunswick varsity soccer team got everyone moving with fun warm-up games. Music teacher Anne Wamunyu organized the Singing Bruins, who did a beautiful job singing the national anthem. Mr. “O” led pre-run stretches.

Many volunteered to make the event the huge success that it was. Over 20 Middle Schoolers marshaled the course and cheered on participants. Lower School technology teacher Tim Coupe emceed the event and distributed prizes to the winners. Marc Strileckis helped oversee all aspects of the day’s events, including race course logistics, audio, and first aid.

Eighth grade Sweet Readers have been using poetry to connect with residents of senior living homes in Texas and New Hampshire this spring — this year, the Sweet Readers curriculum is “Male Poets of the 1960s,” so boys have read and shared poems by poets like James Baldwin, Louis MacNeice, Richard Brautigan, and Ted Hughes.

“These poems are jumping off points for conversations about technology, nature, memory, paradise, and more,” said Middle School Latin Fellow Tyler Boudreau. “Many of the boys have been writing poems collaboratively with their adult partners and they do a great job of allowing the adults to take center stage.” continued on page 10

Sweet Readers has been a Middle School Community Service mainstay for years. For a long time, it has been led by Erin Withstandley, but starting in 2023-23, Boudreau will take over as coordinator.