Junkyard Symphony

On Wednesday, the entire school watched the Ottawa-based performers, "The Junkyard Symphony" perform in the gymnasium. The Junkyard Symphony is a two-man group that uses rhythms to capture children’s attention while relaying an important environmental message.  Their instruments include a variety of reused items such as mixing bowls, Rubbermaid garbage cans, paint buckets, hubcaps, and piping.

Here is a quote by the performer, Jonny Olsen, taken from the Cornwall Seaway News after their performance at another school. “We want them to learn that rhythm is a pattern, not just in music but in all things,” said Olsen. “The idea here is that keeping our resources going (through actions such as recycling) creates a rhythm. There is repetition in recycling. If we send things to the landfill there is no more repetition. It’s just gone. “The best way to create an environmental ethic in our society is to reach the kids first. We want to make it cool and fun and get kids excited about recycling.” 

We really enjoyed their performance and were able to take away the importance of reusing, reducing, and recycling! It is a great jump start to Earth Day which is quickly approaching.