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Defining Sustainability with Twin Rivers Elementary
This week at Twin Rivers Elementary, Mrs. Evdokimoff’s class delved into the issue of sustainability. Many students had heard the term thrown around before, but weren’t sure what it really meant. We began with an eye-opening demonstration of how energy resources are shared around the globe. We split the class up to represent the population … Continued
Reflecting on Sustainable Choices
How DO we make sustainable choices? Rocky Mountain Elementary students from Elkford listen to ideas from their classmates after several rounds of Fishing for Sustainability, an activity in which students make decisions to meet the needs of their imaginary community.
Measuring our (Eco) Footprints at Kinnaird Elementary
Last week, students at Kinnaird Elementary spent the afternoon exploring the concept of Ecological Footprints. Since an eco-footprint is the amount of land needed to support our lifestyles (energy needs, food, water, transportation, raw materials in our stuff and waste), we started by brainstorming all of the things that would fit into our eco-footprints in Castlegar. We … Continued
Debating Energy at Windermere Elementary
Six teams gathered on January 27, 2017 to participate in Windermere Elementary’s intense energy debate. Grade 6 & 7 students argued in support of Hydro, Nuclear, Oil, Solar, Wind, or Coal power – and did so in a very respectful formal debate. Great arguments were put forward on all sides, but renewable resources took a back … Continued
Garbage Eco-Challenge in Ms Newtons Class
Ms. Newtons class implemented a class wide garbage reduction campaign and created 4 new waste streams in the classroom (Compost, 1-7 Plastic, Plastic wrap, Cardboard). We stressed the importance of the 4R pyramid with recycling not being as important and reusing and reducing. Results on waste diversion: Week True garbage Compost Week 1 1496 … Continued
Garbage Eco-Challenge in Mrs. Haworth’s Class
Mrs. Haworth’s class has been working hard at reducing their classroom waste over the last few months of Beyond Recycling. Here are some of the actions they have taken during the Garbage Eco-Challenge: Garbage Free Lunch Week After our 1st day, our goal was to get under 100 g. We managed that on all … Continued
Rosemont’s Great Energy Debate
Teams were prepared and the debate was fierce as to which energy source was best at generating electricity for us. Our representatives from the non-renewable energy sources took a back seat for most of the debate as the renewables tried to out-argue each other. Near the end, fossil fuels was in the hot seat but … Continued
Paper Making at St Mary’s Catholic School
The students at St Mary’s Catholic School in Cranbrook had the opportunity to get messy, make mistakes and learn how to make paper. It was a fun filled morning with lots of laughter, excitement, a little chaos and plenty of hands on learning. Students tried all facets of the paper making process. Students ripped, tore … Continued
Our Own Recycling Station
Mme. Whittick’s students set up a recycling station in their classroom last week. The grade 6 & 7s took scrap paper and old newspaper and transformed them into colourful art supplies to be used in a future project. After weeks of discussing our waste-filled consumer habits and all the necessary processing of our stuff, the students put … Continued