Earth Day is a special celebration in Beyond Recycling classes, and Mrs. Turcon’s class undertook a special project to show their appreciation. In conjunction with their grade 7 buddy class, the grade 5s used felt to create a wall hanging for the school’s multi-purpose room. First, the students learned the ins and outs of using … Continued
The Grade 7 class at Glenmerry Elementary in Trail got their creative juices flowing for this years Earth Day projects. Students designed a futuristic transportation unit that is environmentally friendly. They made a small model to represent their unit out of “trash” or recyclables to showcase their idea. Each model included a short paragraph explaining their … Continued
The students in Mrs Kaufman’s class had the chance to do some real life experiential learning at their local “Save On Foods” grocery store. Students were split off into teams and were tasked with the responsibility of investigating certain everyday food items their families consume. The students were searching the store high and low to … Continued
Student’s from Mrs. Broderick’s Beyond Recycling Class prepared, set up and ran a booth at their school’s Spring Fling. The booth had fun activities where players could test their recycling knowledge and learn more about where to recycle: small appliances (at the landfill), where to take hazardous waste (landfill on Saturday’s 10-4pm) and where to … Continued
Larry the Garbologist visited two Beyond Recycling classrooms to help do waste inventories. Some of the surprising things that Larry found in the classroom’s garbage cans were food waste and items that could be recycled. This inspired one of the classes to set up a compost bin in their classroom. The classes discussed how to … Continued
The students at McKim School took on the challenge to see if all the things they are learning in the Beyond Recycling class truly make a difference. Our Waste Trip adventure started at the Kimberley Transfer Station where they are piloting a new recycling program. The new program has been a real success. We then … Continued
On Tuesday, May 21, Ms. Newton’s grade 4/5 students at Begbie View Elementary school in Revelstoke held a potluck lunch with the challenge of bringing dishes that are made with real foods only, and as much local food as possible. And did the students ever deliver! After the students each gave a short presentation about … Continued
What is better than going on a education field trip? Biking there instead of taking the bus!! The students at Glenmerry Elementary in Trail BC jumped on their bikes and rode 13 km to visit 2 grocery stores as a part of the Beyond Recycling Good Food Field Trip. The students were ready to investigate … Continued
Ms. Newton’s grade 4/5 class form Begbie View Elementary went on a an informative and exciting local farm field trip May 14. Every student in the class hopped on a bike and cycled 2km to Track Street Growers urban farm in Revelstoke. Once there, farm owners Stu and Sarah, showed the class how their compost … Continued
On April 16, Ms. Gadbois’ grade 5 class from Arrow Heights Elementary school in Revelstoke went on a field trip to two different sites that deal with waste created in Revelstoke. The first stop of the trip was to the Landfill and Transfer station. After all the students piled onto the scale to get a … Continued
