Science, Socials, Health and Wellness, and Physical Education were all touched on during the year end gardening project in Ms. Dureski’s grade 6’s at Gordon Terrace. The class has been partaking in Wildsight’s Beyond Recycling program for the past 20-odd weeks, learning about waste, water, energy, climate change, sustainability, and food. In addition to in-class … Continued
Have you heard? There’s a new board game about climate change solutions! Mrs. Archibald’s grade 5’s got a chance to try their hands at understanding climate solutions this week by playing a game. First, we had a lesson about what climate is and how its changing. We dressed up Mrs. Archi then Meia, as the … Continued
One of the most popular Beyond Recycling activities is Papermaking. During this hands-on lesson, students get the chance to recycle scrap paper into new paper, which can then be cut and decorated into things like cards, bookmarks, tree decorations, and journal covers. The difference between reusing and recycling is sometime surprisingly challenging to understand, and … Continued
Beyond Recycling focuses a lot of waste: what is waste, where does it come from, how has it changed over time, and how we can change our current waste habits. But that’s not all we talk about – it’s called BEYOND Recycling, after all – and going beyond often means finding new ways to do … Continued
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
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
In Alyssa Rundberg’s grade 5 class at Gordon Terrace, the students are wrapping up their first Beyond Recycling unit on waste with a mini project about the lifecycles of stuff. Just like a storybook, everything we use has a beginning, middle and an end. Students have been learning about the five different stages along the … Continued
This creative group got to work for Earth Day. Waste has certainly been a focus in Mrs. Doll’s class all year, and to put their learning into action, the students made mittens out of old sweaters. Using second hand wool and fleece sweaters from the thrift stores, students started by cutting out their patterns. Once … Continued
Hydro! Solar! Fossil Fuels! Nuclear! Wind! Pros and cons, cons and pros. Around and around the debate goes. Which energy source do you think is the best? It’s a tough question, and if there was one best answer then we probably wouldn’t be talking about it. Mrs. Doll’s class learned this lesson and more through … Continued
It’s 2020, let’s adapt! This year in bringing many new ways of learning, even in how Beyond Recycling looks at classroom waste. At Gordon Terrace, Mrs. Doll’s class started their Beyond Recycling program with an outside lesson in the snow. It was chilly, but the students were very engaged as Ms Kim stepped in for … Continued
