Evolution of Waste
A Waste-full History
Beyond Recycling
End Plastic Pollution on Earth Day!
Students from Rossland Summit School in Ms. O’Malley’s Gr. 5/6 class celebrated Earth Day 2018 with a focus on Ending Plastic Pollution. The students made up, and delivered posters for the promotion of a Plastic Bag Free City Initiative project, held an interview with the local grocery store owner on the issue of plastic shopping bags, organized … Continued
The Plastic Problem Eco Challenge
The problem: Students at RSS were throwing Plastics into the garbage. The Solution: Students made bins to Recycle Plastic containers and plastic bags. Sounds simple right? Well, it all started when the Gr. 5/6 class were amazed during the Garbology lesson. So much plastic was in their garbage, 12 000 cubic cm, or 12 L … Continued
Defining Sustainability with Twin Rivers Elementary
This week at Twin Rivers Elementary, Mrs. Evdokimoff’s class delved into the issue of sustainability. Many students had heard the term thrown around before, but weren’t sure what it really meant. We began with an eye-opening demonstration of how energy resources are shared around the globe. We split the class up to represent the population … Continued
Getting Loopy with Twin Rivers Elementary
Over the last three weeks, students at Twin Rivers Elementary have been investigating the ‘Story of Stuff’. After learning about the typical life cycle of everyday products (Extraction of raw materials, Production, Distribution, Consumption and Disposal) and exploring some of the environmental impacts associated with each stage, students launched a group research project. Groups researched … Continued
A Journey Through the History of Waste
This week in Mrs. Evdokimoff’s Gr.5/6 class, we took a journey through the History of Waste to see how our garbage habits have changed over time. We started by travelling back to prehistoric times, where our cavewoman Brooklyn demonstrated how throughout most of human history, we really only produced organic wastes that could easily be … Continued
Moon Gravity Farm Tour!
Rossland Summit School was put to work on their REAL Food Farm Tour this week. We visited the Moon Gravity Farm located in Rossland to learn about what it takes to produce yummy local food. The students walked amongst the farms many animals; sheep, goats, chickens, bees, and even mingled with some guest frogs! There … Continued
Recycled Art at Twin Rivers
In celebration of Earth Day, students in Ms. Elias’ Gr 4/5 and in Mrs. Evdokimoff’s Gr 5/6 classes created inspiring artwork created entirely out of scraps that would have otherwise been thrown away. Each student chose a positive eco-action as their theme and then collected bits of garbage and recycling to turn into a collage. … Continued
"Toss, Grow, and Enjoy" Native Seed Bombs at RSS
Mrs. Heikkila’s Gr. 6/7 class at Rossland Summit School enjoyed getting their hands dirty while making their own Native Seed Bombs for Earth Day. Each student, from this Beyond Recycling program, made 4 seed bombs containing native, non-invasive seeds. Each seed bomb contained 4 seed species: Round Leaved Alumroot, Small Flowered Penstemon, Yellow Glacier Lilly, … Continued
Getting the inside scoop on waste diversion in Castlegar
This week, the students of Ms. Elias’ Gr 4/5 and Mrs. Evdokimoff’s Gr.5/6 classes got a chance to tour the Ootischenia Landfill and the Waste Management Recycling Facility in Brilliant. It was an eye opening experience for the students to see where our waste goes when we throw it ‘away’. At the Ootischenia Landfill, we … Continued