Beyond Recycling

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, tying the mini-BR unit with Mr. Mertens’ unit on Globalisation

They all have a product Lifecycle! The students at Rossland Summit School discovered that some of their everyday “stuff” has a unique and sometimes complex process of how they are made into products that we use everyday. Groups of students researched their product item starting with their raw materials and then to the manufacturing stage, … Continued

The Gr. 5 students at Rossland Summit School held a very formal debate around the five energy sources: Fossil Fuels, Wind Power, Solar Power, Hydro Power, and Nuclear Power. Each group came very prepared, as well as in their best dressed, to share knowledge and pros and cons of all the energy sources. A pick … Continued

How can we have a more Sustainable Christmas?

The Grade 7 class at Glenmerry Elementary in Trail got their creative juices flowing for this years Earth Day projects. Students designed a futuristic transportation unit that is environmentally friendly. They made a small model to represent their unit out of “trash” or recyclables to showcase their idea. Each model included a short paragraph explaining their … Continued

What is better than going on a education field trip? Biking there instead of taking the bus!! The students at Glenmerry Elementary in Trail BC jumped on their bikes and rode 13 km to visit 2 grocery stores as a part of the Beyond Recycling Good Food Field Trip. The students were ready to investigate … Continued

Glenmerry Elementary went over and beyond and had the entire school participate!! A total of 140 students and their hot lunches were sorted. Glenmerrys hot lunch was from Subway. Mr. Gales Gr. 7 students did a great job with organizing the packaging pick up from every class. Most of the material was fiber based and there was … Continued

Wow! What a success this Hot Lunch Eco Challenge was. Let’s start with Ms. Powers Gr. 5 class from Kinnaird Elementary in Castlegar. There were 2 classes participating for a total of 36 students. Kinnaird’s Hot Lunch was from Boston Pizza. The students did a great job organizing and sorting all of this packaging material. Before recycling some material, … Continued

The Challenge is on! The Hot Lunch Eco-Challenge that is. Kinnaird Elementary in Castlegar is in a friendly competition with Glenmerry Elementary in Trail. The competition is simple; The school that diverts the most waste from their Hot Lunch WINS!! And the prize; Good Eco-Footprint Karma!! Each Beyond Recycling class has invited another class from … Continued

Last week at Kinnaird Elementary, we discussed a BIG topic: Our Changing Climate. Many of the students had at least heard the term ‘Climate Change’ before, but weren’t sure exactly what it meant. We began by exploring some key climate change concepts like the difference between our day-to-day weather and our long-term climate patterns; the … Continued