It was a rainy Earth Day this year, but Mrs. Hendry’s grade 5/6 class visited the Ootischenia Landfill and Brilliant Recycling Centre, seeing where our waste goes when we throw it "away". The landfill is trying very hard to become a resource recovery centre, aiming for no waste in the future, and the recycling centre … Continued
The students at The Kimberley Independent School and Kootenay Orchards School in Cranbrook, discussed the many ways they can reduce their Ecological Footprint. Students in both schools came up with great ways they could make change "with my own two hands". As students did their "Eco Handprint" activity they listened to Ben Harper’s song entitled … Continued
When we examine the life cycle of the stuff we use every day, we start to understand the whole story of the stuff we use. This lesson inspired the Fernie students to take a deep look into 4 common day items. Students worked in groups to understand the whole story of their product and talked … Continued
"It was hard to remember to do everything but I still got 500 points. It’s really fun to do this stuff because you’re helping yourself and the world." Doesn’t that just say it all? It’s not easy to change habits, you’re not going to be perfect at something new, but the rewards are so very … Continued
Students in Mrs. Evdokimoff’s Gr.5/6 class at Twin Rivers discussed Climate Change and the Greenhouse Effect earlier this week. We started out by defining the term "climate" and differentiating it from "weather". The weather in Castlegar today is snowy and cool, but the climate for Castlegar is something bigger- the average weather patterns over a … Continued
St. Joe’s students are on week 3 of the EcoChallenge, well over 15 000 ecopoints, and certainly are doing A LOT to grow their ecohandprint.
Brent Kennedy looked at our climate today – what it is, what’s changing about it. We learned that greenhouse gases aren’t bad things – in fact, they’re essential for life on earth as we know it. For tens of thousands of years, there’s been an amazing balance between greenhouse gas emissions (i.e. volcanic eruptions, animals’ … Continued
Brent Kennedy looked at our climate today – what it is, what’s changing about it. We learned that greenhouse gases aren’t bad things – in fact, they’re essential for life on earth as we know it. For tens of thousands of years, there’s been an amazing balance between greenhouse gas emissions (i.e. volcanic eruptions, animals’ … Continued
Two classes at Isabella Dicken Elemtentary School have dove headfirst into the Beyond Recycling EcoChallenge. Students have been taking action to reduce the size of their footprint as well as their impact on the Earth. "It’s amazing to see what the students and their families have taken on." said Fernie’s Beyond Recycling Educator, Dawn Deydey. … Continued
Week 2 looks about as good as Week 1 – there`s recognition that some of this can be lots of fun ("I like walking to school in the snow"), some can be hard ("What was a challenge was to go meatless for 2 times a week"), and that we are capable of changing ("My mom … Continued
