The gr. 7 class at Webster Elementary School embarked on their final few lessons in Beyond Recycling. Students focused on how wonderful our world is by looking at our similarities with Nature and the ecosystems that support us. This lesson is all about positivity and being amazed with our natural world. Outside games included students … Continued
The last Beyond Recycling class for Ms. Nelson – now Mr. Hammerich’s – grade 5/6 in Blewett had us looping back to the concepts introduced in the first lesson, specifically on how the Earth is like a cookie jar. The students responses were thoughtful and certainly more informed. They finished their Beyond Recycling adventure for … Continued
DUMP! Now that I have your attention, it’s a LANDFILL! Explaining the difference is a passion of Nathan from the RDEK, and this “D” word is simply not allowed on his field trips. Pinewood students wrapped up their Beyond Recycling program with a trip though the waste stream in Cranbrook with the notorious guide, Nathan. … Continued
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
TGIF! Thank goodness it’s FRY-DAY!
Students in Mr. Geddis’ grade 5/6 class look in amazement at the volume of unwanted clothes awaiting transport to a “new” life in the global textile recycling market.
Students from Webster Elementary in Warfield and Twin Rivers Elementary in Castlegar have been so busy in Beyond Recycling these past few weeks! They have embarked on the Eco-Challenge, investigating and changing behaviors around energy, water, and food in their everyday lives. Families learned how to conserve energy, water, and make homemade granola bars! Students … Continued
This week the grade 4/5s and 6/7s from Yaqan Nukiy school went on a double field trip to learn about waste and food. We spent the morning at the Creston landfill learning about waste diversion. The students learned how this reduces how much material is going to the landfill. Along with recycling, wood waste, metals, … 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
