We had an amazing trip around the world today without even leaving the classroom. The Grade 6 class at Robson Community School discovered that many of their clothing items were manufactured in far away countries. In total we had more than 14 different countries on our clothing labels, and only 2 were made in Canada. … Continued
We had an amazing trip around the world today without even leaving the classroom. The Grade 6 class at Twin Rivers Elementary school discovered that many of their clothing items were manufactured in far away countries. In total we had more than 14 different countries on our clothing labels, and only 2 were made in … Continued
Dr. Dumpster came to the grade 4/5/6 class at Lucerne this week to discuss the science and art of garbology. She had just returned from Hawaii where her family wanted to play on the beach, but she wanted to dig through dumpsters to discover the history of garbage in Hawaii and also see what was … Continued
Brent Kennedy had their last Beyond Recycling Class, reviewing all we did and learned both through the Eco-Jeopardy game show and a Power Point showing the lessons, learning and fun that was had.
At Brent Kennedy, we learned how the true cost of food is much, much greater than what we pay for at the supermarket… and how doing something as simple as growing a bit of our own food can make a real difference in the impact of our ecofootprint. We discussed how lucky we are, here … Continued
At Brent Kennedy, we learned how the true cost of food is much, much greater than what we pay for at the supermarket… and how doing something as simple as growing a bit of our own food can make a real difference in the impact of our ecofootprint. We discussed how lucky we are, here … Continued
JV Humphries students enjoyed the Trash to Treasure lesson, with many cool inventions. The recycled ice cream, lava lamp, puppet show, planter carriage, rocket ship, mobile, and many more. The students loved thinking about re-using items for new purposes. It was awesome to see the diversity of ideas and resultant creations 🙂
JV Humphries students enjoyed the Trash to Treasure lesson, with many cool inventions. The recycled ice cream, lava lamp, puppet show, planter carriage, rocket ship, mobile, and many more. The students loved thinking about re-using items for new purposes. It was awesome to see the diversity of ideas and resultant creations 🙂
The last class in Fernie was filled with prizes, games and more. More prizes were given out for the EcoChallenge. The Beyond Recycling EcoChallenge was filled with amazing prizes throughout the 4 week period from FortisBC including low flow showerheads and kitchen tap aerators. BCHydro also donated prizes for the final results of the EcoChallenge, … Continued
Our program-end celebration included a slideshow of the amazing year we had. So many great memories of all the activities, costumes, debates, slideshows, games, art projects,videos, Eco-Challenge, potluck, field trip… There were prizes for the top Eco-Challenge participants, as well as a rousing game of "Beyond Recycling Jeopardy" Thanks All, for a great year!!
