GLOBE students at the Goetheschule in Wetzlar, Germany took special pride in the Earth Day 1997 and sponsored a school wide celebration! The students, along with their teacher, Dr. Werner Diesendorf, invited Dr. Wulffen from the German Foreign Ministry to speak, and put together an exhibition for the day. In cooperation with the music, art, French and biology classes, they prepared exhibits around the theme of " What am I doing to preserve and keep intact the environment, and what can I do in the future?" The results and a display of their works can be seen at http://www.becomsys.de/schule/sz/01/index.html.

The student council of Goetheschule was inspired to make Earth Day declarations. On Earth Day, the entire Goetheschule was designated as a "No Smoking Area." The declaration also stated that, in the future, all students would avoid creating extra waste. Students will bring their own glasses to school, instead of using plastic cups, and all students will be encouraged not to drive their own cars to school. Those students that do drive will be asked for a 1 DM donation to be used to improve the environment of the school grounds.

Goetheschule has 800 students in grades 11,12, and 13. The students work closely with Justus-Liebig-University in Giessen, Germany. The GLOBE students have planted fifty Alnus glutinosa trees at a site near their school. They have also created a web page and exchange data and information with Tabor Academy, a GLOBE School in Marion, Massachusetts.