Today Mrs. Cooper’s gr 4/5 class spent a chilly morning exploring the Creston Landfill. The students saw the recycling area first. This is where people drop off cardboard, glass, aluminum and plastic containers. These materials are then transported in big bales and made into new products. Recycling keeps these valuable materials out of the landfill. … Continued
Mrs. Stienstras grade 6/7 class were very interested in the concept of upcycling after our first few lessons in Beyond Recycling. They loved the idea of creating something new and useful out of something old and destined for the landfill. Valican Whole Community Center was throwing out their old chairs so the students made a … Continued
We are truly fortunate in the Creston Valley to have so many producers of food! From dairy, chickens, peaches, cherries, veggies, wheat, oats and more we have a lot to explore. With Ms. Adam’s class at Canyon Lister we visited Kootenay Meadows which is a beautiful example of local sustainable agriculture. We toured the farm … Continued
The Gr. 5/6 class at Twin Rivers Elementary did a trash to treasure fundraiser to raise funds for students in Honduras. The teacher Curt Kutschera, has raised money for this cause before but usually does it with a bake sale. Students brought in items they made from materials they had around their homes, or brought … Continued
Field trips are all about hands on learning and having fun in new environments and that is exactly what two classes from Robson Community School and Twin Rivers Elementary school experienced recently. Each class started out the day by visiting the Ootischenia landfill where they learned about how our everyday waste can be diverted at … Continued
Beyond Recycling in Kimberley starts and ends by talking about waste. We begin in that fall looking at our own waste in the classroom and what we can do about it, then come full circle in May, finishing off the program with a waste field trip. Thanks to the “all-Dad-jokes-Nathan” at the RDEK, Spensley’s grade … Continued
This week at Canyon Lister Elementary School and Adam Robertson Elementary School, we made many water connections. We started with gratitude for water. “I love that water makes ice, and I can play hockey on it” said Emmett. Brinely said “I love how refreshing water is”. Other students loved water for cooking, swimming, playing in … Continued
Spensley’s grade 6’s at McKim Middle School connected so deeply with their first waste reduction project, that we took on another: making paper! Our first waste reduction project of making reusable bags from old t-shirts focused mostly on the middle “R”, this project was all about the third, and final “R”: recycling. We talk often … Continued
Wildsight’s Beyond Recycling program returns yet again to McKim Middle School in Kimberley, kicking off with an informative unit about the waste in our world. We start by learning what waste is, where it comes from, how it’s changed over time, and how we can change our current waste habits. We do a waste audit, … Continued
Did you know that 2,500 pencils come from the average cedar tree, and six different raw materials are needed to make a pop can? Twin River Gr. 5 students wrapped up their “Lifecycle of Stuff” lessons with group presentations this week. Each group gave a very though and unique power point presentation explaining the five … Continued
