Earth Week 2025

Earth Week 2025 was a huge success, filled with sustainability-focused activities, spirit themes, delicious food, and fun but also educational events!

We were so honored to host Professor Jordan Peccia, a renowned environmental engineer and researcher at Yale University, as our Earth Day guest speaker. His talk explored the intersection of molecular biology and environmental engineering, touching on everything from the data sets that show the accelerated melting rate of Antarctica's ice sheets to the ongoing projects that his laboratory concentrates on. Students and faculty alike were inspired by his insights and engaging speech! 

Throughout the week, an Earth Week Banner is created in Upper Heath along with various subcommittee events:

The Energy Subcommittee hosted a popular Vegan Ice Cream & Waffle-Making Activity in Upper Heath. Students churned their own ice cream, flipped fresh waffles, and learned about sustainable food choices while enjoying some sweet rewards.

The Climate Action Subcommittee, in collaboration with the Law Review, organized an insightful Climate & Law Conversation. Students delved into climate issues along with current environmental policies, including the Paris Agreement and the Inflation Reduction Act, in an engaging and thoughtful conversation.

The Natural Environment Subcommittee brought together art and nature with a succulent giveaway in Upper Heath during Lunch, where students can not only paint the pot of the succulent but also take home a little green friend! A Hopkins planter wall was also painted on the quad to express the Hopkins spirit! Be sure to check out HopTV’s episodes that feature the ongoing Plant Care Challenge where students compete in growing their green friends for a chance to win prizes, including a gift card to Bill’s Ice Cream! 

The Waste Subcommittee partnered with the Sustainable Arts Club to present the Earth Week Art Gallery in the Keator Art Gallery. The gallery featured student artwork made from recycled materials like plastic bottles and cardboard, showing how sustainability and creativity can go hand in hand. Weekly art sessions on Wednesday during activity blocks leading up to the event gave students a chance to contribute their own eco-art.