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Hazardous Waste, Electronics and Styrofoam, Oh My!
Mrs. B-W’s class from Nicholson Elementary had a close up tour recently of the Golden Bottle Depot and Golden Landfill. Students learned about the variety of items that can be recycled at the depot or landfill such as plastic bags, bacon packaging and styrofoam. Have questions about what is accepted? Check this detailed list … Continued
Arrow Heights People Powered Paper Factory
On December 3, 2019, the students of Ms. Gadbois’ grade 4/5 class set up a (mostly) people powered paper factory, just in time to create some homemade paper for Christmas gifts. Previous Beyond Recycling lessons had introduced the students to the idea that all products we use have a lifecycle, from extraction of raw materials, … Continued
Jaffray Students Learn about thier Waste
Grade 5/6 Jaffray students enjoyed learning together what really belongs in the garbage bin and how much in their bin should be somewhere else. With the help of the “Garbologist” students sorted their waste bin. Open discussion lead to many questions about waste in our world. It is going to be a year full of … Continued
Why is it Reduce, then Reuse, and THEN Recycling?
FJMES students travel to Cranbrook to learn more about the three R’s and why they are so important.
Fernie students find out where their recycling and garbage goes
All the grade six students at Isabella Dicken Elementary School in Fernie, British Columbia went on an adventure to explore where their garbage and recycling goes. As part of the Beyond Recycling Waste Field Trip students hopped onto a school bus to Cranbrook. Staff from the Regional District of the East Kootenay then toured students … Continued
A Powerful Path for Sparwood Students to Take
Students follow the path of electricity from its source to their school!
Where Does Our Waste Go?
When you throw something in the trash, recycling, or out the window, do you know where it goes, how long it takes to break down or be turned into something else? Does recycling actually make a difference? The Grade 4 – 7 class from Martin Morigeau in Canal Flats headed to Cranbrook to learn the … Continued
We Are Nature – Outdoor Art Reflection
Have you ever noticed how the branching vein pattern seen in a leaf is very similar to how our arteries branch into ever smaller arterioles and capillaries? Or have you ever noticed how embryonic images of humans and many other animals are very similar up to a certain stage in development? Well in Beyond Recycling’s … Continued
A Recipe for Beachside Learning about Real Food
Oven temperature: low 20’C’s Preparation time: 1 – 2 hours Feeds: 27 students from Ms. Wilisky’s Grade 5/6 class from JA Laird Elementary Directions: a) Teach students about what “real” food means through Beyond Recycling’s “True Cost of Food” lesson. This includes foods that are near (locally grown & fresh), natural (not processed), naked (little … Continued