The grade 6’s at Pinewood have been taking a deep dive into sustainability through their Beyond Recycling program this year. For their final projects, students are taking a deep dive into the UN Sustainability goals, merging Beyond Recycling with the rest of their social studies concepts. Through BR, they’ve learned about waste, plastic, power, energy, … Continued
The Grade 6’s at Pinewood Elementary in Cranbrook have been diving deep into water this spring – and climate and sustainability, and energy and waste – all things beyond recycling. One highlight of Patty Kolesnichenko and Barb Belisle’s students was the Climate Change Solutions Board Game. Before playing the game, the class had an intro … Continued
The final unit in Beyond Recycling focuses around food – “real food”, specifically. We define “real food” as following the “5 N’s”: · Nutritious: healthy · Near: local · Now: seasonal · Naked: not packaged in disposable wrappers · Natural: whole foods or not heavily processed The grade 6’s were first introduced to this idea … Continued
Have you ever wondered how exactly your phone gets charged? Where does that power come from, and how does it get to you? Well, Ms. Spensley’s grade 6s found out this week. The energy unit of Beyond Recycling starts off by looking at power in British Columbia, where almost 90% of our energy comes from … Continued
Science, Socials, Health and Wellness, and Physical Education were all touched on during the year end gardening project in Ms. Dureski’s grade 6’s at Gordon Terrace. The class has been partaking in Wildsight’s Beyond Recycling program for the past 20-odd weeks, learning about waste, water, energy, climate change, sustainability, and food. In addition to in-class … Continued
Have you heard? There’s a new board game about climate change solutions! Mrs. Archibald’s grade 5’s got a chance to try their hands at understanding climate solutions this week by playing a game. First, we had a lesson about what climate is and how its changing. We dressed up Mrs. Archi then Meia, as the … Continued
One of the most popular Beyond Recycling activities is Papermaking. During this hands-on lesson, students get the chance to recycle scrap paper into new paper, which can then be cut and decorated into things like cards, bookmarks, tree decorations, and journal covers. The difference between reusing and recycling is sometime surprisingly challenging to understand, and … Continued
What do muffins and moose and preserves have in common, you ask? They are all good food! Mrs. Spensley’s grade 5/6s closed out Beyond Recycling with a good food potluck that included muffins, moose meat, many types of preserved jams and veggies, and much more. The class’s final Beyond Recycling unit focused on food. They … Continued
Beyond Recycling focuses a lot of waste: what is waste, where does it come from, how has it changed over time, and how we can change our current waste habits. But that’s not all we talk about – it’s called BEYOND Recycling, after all – and going beyond often means finding new ways to do … Continued
Ms. Spensley’s grade 5 and 6s decided to tackle a waste EcoChallenge this year with a decorative twist. The McKim Middle School students took on the challenge of decorating Wildsight Kimberley/Cranbrook’s first ever Winter Market. Beyond Recycling starts with the students learning about the different types of waste, and what actually belongs in the trash, … Continued
