The Grade 6’s at Pinewood Elementary in Cranbrook have been diving deep into water this spring – and climate and sustainability, and energy and waste – all things beyond recycling. One highlight of Patty Kolesnichenko and Barb Belisle’s students was the Climate Change Solutions Board Game. Before playing the game, the class had an intro … Continued
The final unit in Beyond Recycling focuses around food – “real food”, specifically. We define “real food” as following the “5 N’s”: · Nutritious: healthy · Near: local · Now: seasonal · Naked: not packaged in disposable wrappers · Natural: whole foods or not heavily processed The grade 6’s were first introduced to this idea … Continued
Have you ever wondered how exactly your phone gets charged? Where does that power come from, and how does it get to you? Well, Ms. Spensley’s grade 6s found out this week. The energy unit of Beyond Recycling starts off by looking at power in British Columbia, where almost 90% of our energy comes from … Continued
Ms Nelson’s Grade 5/6 class from Blewett Elementary discovered what happens at the last chapter in waste’s story (when it isn’t, or can’t be, reused, repurposed, or recycled). Stan, who oversees the landfill site and works hard every day to ensure the landfill is operational for as long as possible, is explaining some of the … Continued
The Rosemont Grade 5/6 class has been thinking about Recycling and Beyond since the New Year! After many lessons, diligent research into the lifecycle of products, energy options and creative presentations, it was time to celebrate by getting messy and loopy! We made our very own recycled paper using scraps from the classroom recycling, water … Continued
This week in Ms Dunham’s grade 6/7 class at Yaqan Nukiy the students played ‘Fishing for Sustainability’. Each group was a village that had to manage the population of fish in their lake. They also had to feed their village, get supplies for the village and run an economy. Each village had their own way … Continued
Madame Keri Russel and her Gr. 5/6 class from Twin Rivers Elementary had fun learning about all things plastic in their 5th Beyond Recycling lesson. Students explored the pros and cons of plastics and watched a short video explaining the process of fossil fuel accumulation. With the students as her guide, Mme Russel become the … Continued
What does it mean to have tread lightly on the earth? This week Ms Dunham’s grade 6/7 class at Yaqan Nukiy were exploring the idea around the Ecofootprint. The Ecofootprint calculates the resource use and compares it the the Earth’s capacity for biological regeneration. This can be calculated for an individual, businesses, and countries. Metrics … Continued
Ms Nelson’s grade 5/6 class spent a busy and very productive afternoon working on the third “R” of the 3 R’s: Recycling! We took paper from the recycling bin and made beautiful, colourful and memorable new paper. Everyone was able to make their own creatiion, and the results are impressive (and quite beautiful).
On a beautiful, sunny day in Revelstoke, the students of the Beyond Recycling program embarked on their final field trip of the year. Excitement filled the air as they hopped on their bikes and pedaled less than 2 kilometers to their destination: First Light Farm! This local farm, operated by Jesse and Chris for the … Continued
