I find that there are some key moments in your work life that stick in your brain that remind you why you do what you do. Interspersed with days of overwhelming busyness, despair or balancing stress and complex classes, there are some magical sessions that shine the brightest light into you and leave you feeling … Continued
In our Beyond Recycling Program, we talk a lot about ways that we can reduce waste. Mrs Delcaro’s and Mr. Blick’s classes just had two back to back field trips to really dive deep in the programs that make waste reduction a reality in the valley. Last week, we went to the Creston landfill to … Continued
The Grade 7 class at J.L. Webster school in Warfield made their own Eco Friendly All Purpose Cleaner to celebrate the 52nd Earth Day! This project started with students learning about what Earth Day is and why we celebrate our planet on April 22. Next they explored cleaning products and looked at the ingredients with … Continued
The grade 6 class at St Mary’s School in Cranbrook celebrated Earth day by creating recycled t-shirt bags. Prior to this class, students shared many creative ideas on ways to help our planet and honour the earth. A reduction of plastic bags usage was mentioned most frequently. For the Earth day class, students brought used … Continued
Mrs Conlin’s class at Isabella Dicken Elementary School wrapped up their final Beyond Recycling class by taking a nature walk near Fernie’s Maiden Lake. It was a beautiful sunny day with tree buds blooming and panoramic view of the the snow capped mountains. The students discussed how leaves are similar to humans. They made connections … Continued
Ms Shamim’s 4/5 class made art for Earth Day. Taking seemingly unwanted or unusable objects, they flexed their creativity and came up with all sorts of fun and/or beautiful and/or useful objects. The art took a walk over to the Salmo Public Library, where it’s on display for a couple of weeks in celebration of … Continued
The grade 6 students at Isabella Dickens Elementary presented their Trash To Treasure projects to the entire school for Earth Day on Friday, April 22nd 2022. Madam Oscienny and Madame Lapointe’s students took excellent ownership and initiative to tackle their individual projects. For Trash to Treasure, students explored options for creative waste utilization and discovered … Continued
Students at Isabella Dickens Elementary School took a close look at how we use, consume and distribute water in the world. On a blustery spring day, students from Mr. Fortin’s class split up into multiple groups to participate in the “Water Footprints across the World” activity in the school field. The students looked at two … Continued
The grade 6 students in Mrs Gallina’s class had the chance to participate in a spirited debate about energy sources. Students spent the better part of 2 weeks, researching and learning all they could about their groups assigned energy source. Some found it difficult to advocate for an energy source they did not whole heartedly … Continued
“I liked doing this and learning about the product and how it’s made and materials,” wrote Hayden after completing the “Lifecycle of Stuff” research project. Hayden and his classmates are part of the Beyond Recycling program in Ms. Murphy’s Grade 6/7 class at Martin Morigeau school in Canal Flats, traditional territory of the Ktunaxa & … Continued
