Mme. Laporte’s class jumped into action right away this fall with their first EcoChallenge. After the class’s very first lesson on Garbology, with a close look at what ends up in typical class garbage bin, the students decided to try their hands at a waste-free lunch. Due to Covid-19, the class garbage isn’t in use, … Continued
And so, without seemingly a moment’s notice, the Holidays were upon us and as I write this time has ticked over to 2021! Happy New Year! Here’s hoping for safety, health and security for all. I finished my year full of joy, by spending the month of December with the Grade 5/6 class at Columbia … Continued
Grade 4/5 students in Ms. Tegart’s class spent several hours researching and preparing presentations on the lifecycle of manufactured products we use everyday including aluminum cans, glass bottles, jeans, pencils, soccer balls and batteries. After learning about all the stages in the lifecycle of a product they became experts in one of the products. Their … Continued
Students at Ecole Isabella Dicken Elementary School, like many schools in the area, were faced with challenges around having visitors and outside educators in their classrooms. Through using Zoom, we were able to run some of our sessions online. Students showed their Lifecycle presentations via Zoom and were able to use technology to continue our … Continued
On a sunny afternoon, students from Ms. Wilson’s class took a step back time, in the school yard at Lady Grey Elementary. The students travelled from the time of hunter gatherers up until modern times predicting how much waste was created during each time period. To accomplish this, signs were made out of reused materials … Continued
As you can see from this brainstorm of descriptive words related to “waste”, we humans do not have positive associations with waste! Thankfully, there are other hardworking creatures that would make the exact opposite brainstorm, if they had hands or arms. But they’re also too busy decomposing the organic waste in Ms. Curry’s Gr 6/7 … Continued
Grade 5/6/7 students at McBride Centennial School jumped at the opportunity to get into character and discover the history of waste. Students were shocked and amazed at the amount of garbage in the world and came up with many questions to guide future learning.
Grade 5/6/7 students at McBride Centennial School jumped at the opportunity to get into character and discover the history of waste. Students were shocked and amazed at the amount of garbage in the world and came up with many questions to guide future learning.
The Wildsight Education team dove into action when the CoVid pandemic hit. Our incredible team of passionate educators developed special Beyond Recycling resources to support BR students and BR teachers in providing continuity of learning while learning at home. 1st – Student Pages We created engaging student content for the 27 Beyond Recycling lessons. … Continued
During the 2019-20 school year, I had the pleasure of working with a curious and passionate group of twenty-six grade ⅘ students at Kootenay Orchards Elementary School in Cranbrook. I saw a definite shift in their ideas and thoughts surrounding sustainability during our short time together. From creating hand-sewn reusable snack bags to making their … Continued
