The students at Mc Kim school in Kimberley really got involved with the "Trash to Treasure" lesson. They collected all their items over the March break and were ready to build some amazing creation upon their return to school. Some students, even spent time over the break with parents, working together to build some great … Continued
The grade 5 students in Ms Stewart and Mrs Mitchell’s grade 5 class had an "eye opening" opportunity to see where all our waste and recycled materials goes to in the East Kootenays. The students had the chance to visit Kimberley’s transfer station and see the first recycling/re use are established in the Kootenays. They … Continued
The EcoChallenge is an activity that involves the whole family in researching what waste, energy, water and stuff is used in a home and then taking action to reduce it. Some parents really enjoyed the activities. "The boys have brought awareness to our home so that we can all be more environmentally friendly. I’ve never … Continued
The Mc Kim Middle School grade 5 class did a great job on their Eco Challenge!! Students and their families made commitments to make positive changes and reduce their ecological footprint . They did this by walking or biking to school more often, turning down the heat, decreasing the length of showers, reducing the packaging … Continued
holy moly! Jaffray students finished the EcoChallenge off with a bang. They were very excited to receive their frisbees from Fortis to celebrate all the work they have done over the last 4 weeks. 5738 ecopoints – Jaffray (16 students)
Students said… "I didn’t play so many video games to waste energy, instead I played outside" "We lowered our programmable thermostat and didn’t feel the difference" "We reduced our garbage from 5kg to 3.7kg" "It was hard to do everything I did, but it was so much fun" "After all this week my life has … Continued
The grade 5 students in Ms Stewart and Mrs Mitchell’s class at Mc Kim Middle school in Kimberley, have started their Family Eco Challenge. Their first week has already shown to be an absolute success with students and their families, making changes to reduce their ecological footprint. The class has also taken on the responsibility … Continued
We are earning more and more ecopoints in the East Kootenay schools as students take more and more actions with their EcoChallenge booklets. Students were excited to receive shower timers from Fortis as prizes for participating in the challenge. This week students earned: 756 ecopoints in Fernie (8 students tracking) 3698 ecopoints in Jaffray (17 … Continued
The East Kootenay schools have taken the EcoChallenge and are tracking their points. Both Fernie Isabella Dicken Elementary and Jaffray Elementary are participating in the challenge. WEEK ONE: 595 ecopoints Fernie (4 students tracking) 2530 ecopoints Jaffray (14 students tracking) Both schools are getting a better grasp on how to use the EcoChallenge booklets to … Continued
The last class in Fernie was filled with prizes, games and more. More prizes were given out for the EcoChallenge. The Beyond Recycling EcoChallenge was filled with amazing prizes throughout the 4 week period from FortisBC including low flow showerheads and kitchen tap aerators. BCHydro also donated prizes for the final results of the EcoChallenge, … Continued
