Mrs. Spensely/Ms. Gibbard’s gr 5/6 class had the opportunity before spring break to do a project for the Earth, as a celebration of what they’ve been learning in Beyond Recycling. This class is big into art, so we decided to make decorations for the new school garden. In small groups, the students designed and decorated … Continued
Students in Mrs Julie’s grade 6 class had an opportunity to get messy and have fun while learning to make paper from recycled materials. Students were up for the challenge and rolled up their sleeves to get to work. Students were divided into stations, from paper ripping, pulp blending, water extraction, flattening and rolling. Needless … Continued
Anne Bock’s Grade 5/6’s came ready to debate this spring. Students researched different types of energy production and looked at the benefits and drawbacks of each type. Students worked hard to prepare their debates and showed up prepared and respectful. When asked at the end of the debate is there a clear winner, one students … Continued
This year’s Beyond Recycling classes are very keen to use art as a medium for reducing their ecological footprint, especially in the waste category. After diverting household waste into art, Mme Lapierre’s class kept this theme going by making new paper out of old paper. Homemade recycled paper is a fun, straightforward activity – albeit … Continued
There is a small but important difference between weather and climate. As Mrs. Reinarz’s class learned, weather is the air temperature and precipitation on a daily basis – is it raining, snowing, sunny, cloudy etc. Climate also looks at air temperature and precipitation, but over a much longer time frame. Climate is the long-term pattern … Continued
Have you ever worked at a recycling depot? Mrs. Reinarz’s gr 5/6’s can now say they have. After learning all about the waste in our world and how it’s changed over time, the students got to try their own hands at reducing what ends up in the landfill. Making your own recycling depot isn’t as … Continued
The grade 6 students in Mme Lapierre’s class started their Beyond Recycling learning talking about how we use waste in our world. After doing a classroom waste audit and looking at how the type and amount of waste has changed since ancient times, the students discussed simple and complex ways to reduce their own impact. … Continued
Students at Frank J Mitchell Elementary School got their hands dirty learning how to recycle scrap paper into fantasticly colourful new paper.
Students at Frank J. Mitchell Elementary School explored the hidden life of common place items such as soccer balls, aluminum cans and jean pants.
Grade ⅚ students from Kootenay Orchard in Cranbrook did their part earlier this month to reduce the amount of single use plastics they use. After a Beyond Recycling lesson called “It’s A Plastic World”, students were shocked at the amount of single use plastics used in our everyday lives, and even more shocked that so … Continued
