When pandemic means composting
Lyne’s daughter Fleur, grade 3 participating in the brown paper collect.
Beyond Recycling Blog
Nom Nom Nom, finding Good Food (and fun!) on a Field Trip
Have you ever eaten honeycomb fresh from the hive, with the delightful gentle buzz of the relentless hard working bees above your head? We experienced just this as the bees made a beeline for the leisure centre, otherwise known as a koi pond and shall leaf shaped pool installed for them by owners, farmers and … Continued
Walking for Water
Do you like to go for a walk in the woods with a backpack on your back like Riley, pictured above, from Mrs. Murphy’s Grade 5/6/7 class at Martin Morigeau School? Riley isn’t taking any old walk though, she’s walking to get water for her community which is experiencing a period of economic water scarcity. … Continued
Connecting to Wetlands
Earth Day can be a magical time of celebrating our planet all all that she provides for us. In Beyond Recycling, we make a point to do something special around April 22nd each year. Ms. Rundberg’s class had an opportunity to do something extra special this year, as they are also part of Wildsight’s EcoStewards … Continued
Debating Energy
Cons, cons, cons and…pros? It’s much more fun to point out the faults of others than to build yourself up, Ms. Rundberg’s class realized when wrapping up their energy unit of Beyond Recycling. The energy unit included lessons about the types of energy, the different sources of energy, and then a close look at the … Continued
Diving deep with our thinking as we really go Beyond Recycling
I find that there are some key moments in your work life that stick in your brain that remind you why you do what you do. Interspersed with days of overwhelming busyness, despair or balancing stress and complex classes, there are some magical sessions that shine the brightest light into you and leave you feeling … Continued
The Balancing Act of Waste
Just as a seesaw requires coordination, communication, and patience to balance, so does the waste system here in the East Kootenays. As the wonderful people of the East Kootenays reduce the quantity of “stuff” in their garbages, the lifespan and space available in the landfill increases. Students from Mrs. Murphy’s Grade 5/6/7 class from … Continued
Waste not, want not
In our Beyond Recycling Program, we talk a lot about ways that we can reduce waste. Mrs Delcaro’s and Mr. Blick’s classes just had two back to back field trips to really dive deep in the programs that make waste reduction a reality in the valley. Last week, we went to the Creston landfill to … Continued
Keeping it Clean for Earth Day!
The Grade 7 class at J.L. Webster school in Warfield made their own Eco Friendly All Purpose Cleaner to celebrate the 52nd Earth Day! This project started with students learning about what Earth Day is and why we celebrate our planet on April 22. Next they explored cleaning products and looked at the ingredients with … Continued
Celebrating Earth Day with T shirt Bags!
The grade 6 class at St Mary’s School in Cranbrook celebrated Earth day by creating recycled t-shirt bags. Prior to this class, students shared many creative ideas on ways to help our planet and honour the earth. A reduction of plastic bags usage was mentioned most frequently. For the Earth day class, students brought used … Continued