Project Recolor

Coloring books that teach kids to care for the planet

While running sneaker drives at local high schools to fundraise for ShockResQ, I noticed a lot of students didn’t know much about recycling or how their environment affects their health. That made me realize these lessons need to reach kids much sooner, while they’re still young.

At the same time, I was serving on Georgia Superintendent Richard Woods’ Student Advisory Council, working alongside him on education policy for the state’s 1.7 million K–12 students. That’s when I launched Project Recolor. I designed coloring booklets that teach K–3 students about recycling and taking care of their planet.

Every booklet was put together by hand, one copy at a time.

After a conversation with Dr. Khalifa at Emory Hospital, I added a page about the eyes, showing kids how their environment can affect their vision and giving them an early look at ophthalmology.

Project Recolor was its own service project, inspired by my work with ShockResQ.