The students at Kootenay Orchards in Cranbrook, did an amazing job creating masterpieces out of recycled materials today. The students are preparing to showcase their creations for the entire school to see on Earth Day! Some of the T2T creations were, a wine bottle and Popsicle stick bird house, pencil holder and desk organizer, Cat … Continued
Redfish students started making their own good food today at school We first made compostable plant pots folding old newspapers, then planted a wide range of different seeds. Carrots, squash (including pumpkin), beans, peas, lettuces, and flowers such as sunflowers and nasturtium have all been planted. The plan is to wait to see what sprouts, … Continued
The Grade 4 students at Kinnaird had a great time learning about the concept of sustainability yesterday by playing a simple game called ‘Fishing for Sustainability". Students had to work together to manage their village’s fishing pond and were told they had to catch a minimum number of fish to eat and sell each week … Continued
Instead of sheets of paper, we worked with cookie cutters and lots of different colours of paper from the recycling to make shapes that will turn into the front of Mothers’ Day cards. The class was able to make a few shapes per person, playing around with the thickness of the pulp and what colour … Continued
What if the short shower challenge really excites you, but you just can’t figure out an easy, waterproof way to properly ensure your showers truly are under 4 minutes? How about making a shower timer out of old pop bottles? Creativity abounds at Redfish’s Trash to Treasure showcase, including easy-to-use, yet-to-be-patented T2T shower timers.
Rossland Summit School’s Gr. 6/7 class is amazing at making their own PAPER! The class received a quick introduction and demo of how this craft is done and then they went at it with excitement. The class was split up into groups and each group got to participate in each station, including ripping up old … Continued
The students at Kootenay Orchards, spent the last week researching with their groups the various energy topics in preparation for today’s great Debate. The topics included were, Wind, Solar, Tidal, Fossil Fuels, Hydro and Nuclear. The groups presented their arguments , having the opportunity to state their case on why their particular energy resource was … Continued
Last week, students at Kinnaird Elementary took an active role in recycling, turning the contents of the classroom recycling bin into brand new paper! The students and some brave parent volunteers took on the task of ripping, blending, scooping, rolling and squeezing pulp into paper and learned a lot about the paper making process along … Continued
This week at Kootenay Orchards school in Cranbrook, students worked hard to put together some amazing skits and presentations on how various everyday products are made. The students researched as a group what raw materials were used in the manufacturing of their product, the raw materials and resources used and shared the impacts associated. The … Continued
The Grade 6/7 class at Rossland Summit School took part in a heated debate today. This Energy Debate looked at 5 different energy sources (Wind, Solar, Nuclear, Fossil Fuels, and Hydro). Each energy source had a group represent the pros and cons of that source. With research completed last week, all groups were ready to … Continued
