Our class EcoChallenge came at the same time as there was much discussion in our community and the broader Canadian community about single use plastics, in particular plastic bags. The challenge we came up with was to create a bin for a local grocery store to implement in their store as a “Take a Bag, … Continued
November 15, 2019 Today our class got to wrap up our unit on lifecycles by making paper! This was a much anticipated lesson by the class (one student actually requested it before knowing it was on the schedule)! Up to this point the class had learned about resources and the lifecycle of the things they … Continued
This was the first year I was a Beyond Recycling Educator, I faced a number of challenges but was always excited to teach these classes, and would leave the school feeling uplifted! The challenges I faced were largely around: 1. Feeling confident and prepared for each lesson 2. Working with a busy schedule on both … Continued
Is your water clean? Is it accessible? As it turns out, this depends on where you live in the world. As Mme Lapierre’s class discovered, most Canadians have access to clean drinking water but many people around the world do not. This week’s lesson, Our Water, had the students re-enacting two alternative water accessibility scenarios. … Continued
Mr. Mcrann’s 5/6s were surprised to learn how much energy Canada and the USA consume per year, per person, as compared with every other area in the world. Canada/USA got, per capita, 54 barrels of oil in the year (as represented by hard candies), far surpassing Europe at 27. And then there’s Africa, where the … Continued
JV Humphries grade 5/6 students had a rousing debate of various energy sources today! They parleyed back and forth on the merits of Wind, Solar, Hydro, Geothermal, Nuclear, and Fossil Fuels. Students at times had so much energy(!) that they almost fell into arguing, but facilitators teacher Keely Grunerud and Beyond Recycling educator Gillian Sanders … Continued
This week in Beyond Recycling, students of Adam Robertson Elementary School learned about water. Students shared what they love about water: quenching their thirst, jumping in a lake on a hot summer day, warm showers, rain, and more.
Mrs. Spensely/Ms. Gibbard’s gr 5/6 class had the opportunity before spring break to do a project for the Earth, as a celebration of what they’ve been learning in Beyond Recycling. This class is big into art, so we decided to make decorations for the new school garden. In small groups, the students designed and decorated … Continued
Students in Mrs Julie’s grade 6 class had an opportunity to get messy and have fun while learning to make paper from recycled materials. Students were up for the challenge and rolled up their sleeves to get to work. Students were divided into stations, from paper ripping, pulp blending, water extraction, flattening and rolling. Needless … Continued
Mrs. B-W’s class at Nicolson Elementary School did some repurposing of text books that were past their prime. Because text books cannot be recycled, Mrs. B-W saved these resources from the landfill! They are a great example of how to turn some trash to treasure. Our class made book bursts and treasure boxes. The book … Continued
