CLE Hosts Annual Earth Day Event at Tallman Park

Cottage Lane Elementary School students stepped out of the classroom and into the great outdoors for their annual Earth Day event at Tallman Mountain State Park earlier this month!

This outdoor education day is coordinated by CLE Technology teacher Jacob Tanenbaum and K-8 Instructional Science Coach Samantha Levine and allows students to connect classroom learning with the natural world around them. It features hands-on stations that teach students about their local environment, animals, renewable energy and ways to protect the earth. 

“We truly could not do this event without the help and support of our community. We are so grateful to our volunteers who took the time out of their day to teach our students about the environment they live in and to everyone at Tallman for allowing us to come here every year,” said Tanenbaum.

This year, students rotated between stations hosted by volunteers and local experts from Veolia Water, Orange and Rockland, Lamont Doherty, the Rockland County Soil and Water Conservation District, Keep Rockland Beautiful, Rockland Green, the Turtles of the Western Highway, author Jane Murphy, CLE staff members and CLE retired teachers.

Thank you to all of the CLE staff (current and retired!) and community partners that helped make the 2026 Earth Day a success!