The Beyond Recycling students partnered with Salmo Secondary, Know Your Watershed, students for a water festival. Elementary students showcased their trash to treasure creations, while the Grade 8 students provided an opportunity to learn about local water issues through 2 stations. Using story telling and a working model of the Salmo Watershed, which the Grade … Continued
Focusing on electricity and how most electricity is made in BC, students were able to follow the path of power from the dams to their house. We also had fun looking at alternative ways to create electricity through solar and wind working models. This lesson has laid the groundwork for energy debates which are to … Continued
The Grade 3 classes at Kinnaird Elementary got a taste of Beyond Recycling last month, with three lessons leading up to Earth Day. We investigated the classroom garbage habits, the raw materials that are taken from the Earth to support our lifestyles and learned all about our ecological footprints. As a thank you, some of … Continued
This week, the Grade 4 students at Kinnaird Elementary took a good hard look at the "True Cost of Food". We discussed the concepts of food miles, eating local, eating foods in season, and choosing organic foods. We compared the impacts of conventionally produced packaged foods to local, ‘real food’ and had some great discussion … Continued
Earth Day at St. Joseph’s was a day-long celebration. Destination Imagination teams traveled to different stations, learning about the Pacific Gyre, composting and how First Nations people can have a very different view of the environment . They made recycled paper, recycled candles, and a trash-to-treasure plant pot. They participated in a drumming circle, and … Continued
The grade 4’s at Kinnaird Elementary have spent the last 3 weeks preparing for Earth Day by creating ‘Recycled Art’ posters to promote positive eco-actions. After choosing an action slogan (i.e.: Hang the laundry to dry, Plant a garden, Don’t waste water), students created a collage out of bits of recycling and garbage. These posters … Continued
Redfish students came together to feast on all sorts of real food delicacies, many from the local area. There were raspberries, apple-pear sauce and apple cake; local cheese, ice cream and whipped cream; local meats, such as sausage and salami. There even was a yummy goat stew, almost all ingredients from the student’s back yard. … Continued
Redfish students started making their own good food today at school We first made compostable plant pots folding old newspapers, then planted a wide range of different seeds. Carrots, squash (including pumpkin), beans, peas, lettuces, and flowers such as sunflowers and nasturtium have all been planted. The plan is to wait to see what sprouts, … Continued
The Grade 4 students at Kinnaird had a great time learning about the concept of sustainability yesterday by playing a simple game called ‘Fishing for Sustainability". Students had to work together to manage their village’s fishing pond and were told they had to catch a minimum number of fish to eat and sell each week … Continued
Instead of sheets of paper, we worked with cookie cutters and lots of different colours of paper from the recycling to make shapes that will turn into the front of Mothers’ Day cards. The class was able to make a few shapes per person, playing around with the thickness of the pulp and what colour … Continued
