This week with Ms Cooper and Mr Davies classes at Erickson Elementary school we investigated food. This school is right in the middle of farm land in the Creston Valley, so all the students had lots to contribute about this subject! We discovered that all food has a story and how to become curious about … Continued
We here in the Upper Columbia Valley, All need our water to drink, swim, wash, To plant our seeds and watch them grow. Every time we turn on the taps the water just Runs, runs, and runs. Water, water, everywhere… We used to take our water for granted, Always there when we … Continued
The students in Ms Ronalea’s grade 6/7 class at KIS in Kimberley had their last Beyond Recycling class. We decided to take it to the Kimberley Nature Park, where we started with the “We are Nature” class in the fall. Students shared with the group their favourite lessons and experiences from the program. Lessons like … Continued
For Earth Day this year, Mme Laporte’s grade 5/6s took a deep diver into their own sustainability by investigating their personal EcoFootprints. The students were already working on a project building 3D models of First Nations Tipis, so we looked at our lifestyle in comparison to a traditional First Nations lifestyle of living off the … Continued
Wildsight collaborated with Mr. Merkens and Ms Foster’s class at Kinnaird Elementary, delivering a short but powerful combination of BR lessons to complement and support what the students were learning about globalisation. We focused on the Lifecycle of Stuff, Sustainability and our EcoFootprints, BR-style, to help expand the understanding and knowledge around international cooperation and … Continued
Here are the posters Mrs. Graham’s class at St. Joseph’s School in Nelson created for their presentations!
Set up for success in their oppositional desk structures, the grade five/six students at Columbia Park Elementary, are prepped and ready to let loose their arguments. They have researched and worked hard to learn the professional debate format so they might put forward the persuasive argument that their energy source is the best on Earth. … Continued
With the weather warming up, what better way to learn about connection to nature than to go outside! The grade 5/6s jumped at the chance to take their final Beyond Recycling lesson outdoors into the Kimberley Nature Park. The students have been coming to this outdoor classroom regularly all year, but this was the first … Continued
Crafty action projects for a crafty class! One of the classes’ favourite parts of Beyond Recycling so far was turning waste into art. So, when it was time to choose an Earth Action Project, we did it again! This time, we used old t-shirts and sewed them into re-usable bags. Some students brought their own … Continued
It’s time. There’s nervous grins, shuffling feet and butterflies in the tummies of the Grade 4/5 class at Begbie View Elementary in Revelstoke. For most, this will be the first time giving a formal public presentation. As an educator I know how nerve-wracking it can be to stand in front of a class and have … Continued
