Students in Mrs. Gadbois and Ms. Johnson’s classes were treated with an unforgettable farm tour. Students learned about the greenhouses, transplanting, chicken and pig husbandry as well as composting. Students were able to contribute to the farm by transplanting row upon row of yellow onions. Students took to the challenge and loved the opportunity to … Continued
‘My favorite part of Beyond Recycling was when we went to Track Street Growers. I found that it was so much fun that we got to bike and have a great tour!’ Breena, student Beyond Recycling students in Ms. Newtons class biked from Begbie View Elementary to Track Street Growers for an incredible farm tour. … Continued
Beyond Recycling students in Revelstoke celebrated Earth Day at the Trashion Show hosted at Revelstoke Mountain Resort by Birch and Lace and the North Columbia Environmental Society. Students have spent the last few weeks preparing for the celebration. Many students have created City of the Future models that were displayed at the Trashion Show. Students … Continued
Students in Ms. Newton’s class worked in pairs to audit different parts of Begbie View Elementary School to see where energy was being used, and notably wasted! Students found some interesting places, like a special needs washroom that had a light that never went out (malfunctioning switch), students using power doors when the didn’t need … Continued
Mrs. Gadbois and her Grade 5/6 class have been recycling drink containers at Arrow Heights Elementary School for the past number of years. As our Waste Eco-Challenge, we wanted to expand the school recycling to include plastic containers. We ordered 8 plastic recycling bins for our class as well as the other classes within our … Continued
Ms. Newton’s grade 5 class at Begbie View Elementary has been on a year long Waste Eco-Challenge! Here are some of the things that have been happening in her classroom: LEVEL 1- COMMUNICATE CLASSROOM WASTE POLICY Ms. Newton asks parents to not send processed food for snacks and lunches: for health and environmental reasons. … Continued
Blog written by: Aislin Buchanan, Meya Musseau and Lillian Vickers. Grade 6/& students To reduce waste in our classroom, we started separating our garbage. We did this so that our waste would go in the right spot (actual waste, recycling, and composting). We got a cart and added a paper towel bucket, plastics bucket and … Continued
Beyond Recycling students in Revelstoke had an incredible Food Field trip today to Terra Firma Farms, an organic farm just outside Revelstoke. Students toured the farm, learning about how the animals on the farm (chickens and pigs) help feed the vegetables through composting. Students were able to see the different stages of many types of … Continued
Sarah Newton’s grade 5 class at Begbie View Elementary was inspired, after the Beyond Recycling Our Water lesson, to raise money for rural water projects in Tanzania. Their original goal was to raise $150.00 for a well. Students had a reuse, make or bake sale at the school which raised $1000.00. Two students also took … Continued
Ms. Newtons class implemented a class wide garbage reduction campaign and created 4 new waste streams in the classroom (Compost, 1-7 Plastic, Plastic wrap, Cardboard). We stressed the importance of the 4R pyramid with recycling not being as important and reusing and reducing. Results on waste diversion: Week True garbage Compost Week 1 1496 … Continued
