We looked at the points in our Eco Challenge Booklet for our class. We found out that we made positive changes for our environment by saving enough water to fill an Olympic size pool. We also saved so much energy to run a fridge for over 23 years. By shopping closer to home we have … Continued
Students spend 4 weeks challenging themselves to use less. The Beyond Recycling EcoChallenge wasn’t easy, but it showed students and their families that our everyday actions have an impact on the environment and that simple change can reduce our impact. Families were challenged to investigate their home and then come up with ideas and take … Continued
Today in Beyond Recycling we set up displays in the library of Trash to Treasure projects. We invited classes from Twin Rivers and a class from Castlegar Primary to show off our projects and to explain what we did. The projects had to be made from old trash, they had to be useful and nothing … Continued
The Family Eco-Challenge wrapped up today at Brent Kennedy. While the results aren’t yet calculated for the class, we certainly can celebrate what was learned and habits that might have changed with motivated and keen students such as Jonathan. Not only did he check for drafts in the house (and, with his parents, fix the … Continued
Last week, we looked at how our actions can have a negative impact on the earth. This week, we took a different perspective and looked at how our actions can have a positive impact. We also started the Beyond Recycling Family Eco Challenge. Through the Eco Challenge we will have a chance to look at … Continued
On April 24, students from JV Humphries took their True Cost of Food lesson further by planting their own food in the schoolyard. Students re-built the planter boxes first created by the Beyond Recycling class 2 years ago. We turned the soil, added well rotted compost to fertilize, and planted various greens, spinach, lettuce, and … Continued
Do you know where your food comes from? We looked at the what our food really costs our planet during the True Cost of Food lesson. Thinking about what we choose to eat is an easy way to reduce the size of our footprint. We watched the True Cost of Food movie http://www.sierraclub.org/truecostoffood/
Monday saw Fossil Fuels, Nuclear, Solar, Wind and Hydro-Electric take on each other, out to prove why they were the very best source of energy (and why their worthy opponents were not). It certainly was easier for some groups than for others, to argue all the benefits of their selected energy source, and was very … Continued
This week we looked at where we get our energy from and how it gets to our homes and schools. We played a game that helped the students follow the path from hydro dam to electrical socket and all the steps in between. We also looked at the impacts of energy production from nuclear waste … Continued
This week we looked at our climate and how it has changed over time. We looked at the greenhouse effect and how our atmosphere protects us and allows life to exist on our planet. Students expressed some frustration about how it has all been left in their hands. We examined how climate change is occurring … Continued
