What does it mean to have tread lightly on the earth? This week Ms Dunham’s grade 6/7 class at Yaqan Nukiy were exploring the idea around the Ecofootprint. The Ecofootprint calculates the resource use and compares it the the Earth’s capacity for biological regeneration. This can be calculated for an individual, businesses, and countries. Metrics … Continued
Ms Nelson’s grade 5/6 class spent a busy and very productive afternoon working on the third “R” of the 3 R’s: Recycling! We took paper from the recycling bin and made beautiful, colourful and memorable new paper. Everyone was able to make their own creatiion, and the results are impressive (and quite beautiful).
On a beautiful, sunny day in Revelstoke, the students of the Beyond Recycling program embarked on their final field trip of the year. Excitement filled the air as they hopped on their bikes and pedaled less than 2 kilometers to their destination: First Light Farm! This local farm, operated by Jesse and Chris for the … Continued
For as long as I’ve been a Beyond Recycling educator in Invermere, I’ve been taking Beyond Recycling classes to Cranbrook for their Waste Field Trip. We’ve visited the big central landfill, the central bottle depot for the Kootenays, and the Materials Recovery Facility – all great learning experiences. However, this year, Kristen Curry, the teacher … Continued
What do Moms love the most on Mothers Day? Yes, a homemade card made with love, but even better when its on paper that your kid made themselves! Grade 6 students and Twin Rivers Elementary school made their own sheet of beautiful paper from recycled paper. After blending, screening, pressing, and drying, the students created … Continued
Mrs. Baker’s Grade 6 students at Kinnaird Elementary School visited the Ootishenia landfill to experience where “away” is in the phrase “just throw it away!” First the students had a tour of the recycling stations and went over the do’s and don’ts of dropping off those recyclable materials that do not get picked up by … Continued
What animals do you have on the farm? What vegetables do you grow? How do you water your crops? These questions, along with others, were being asked in the first five minutes of our tour of the Earthy Organics farm in Fruitvale. Grade 6/7 students from Glenmerry Elementary were excited and ready to experience farm … Continued
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
This is a little story about some absolutely scrumptious apple and carrot muffins made by some seriously talented students! Our class recently embarked on an eco challenge to reduce our food waste and create our own snacks using ingredients sourced from within 200km of our school. To kick off the challenge, we visited the Revelstoke … Continued
Our grade 6 class at Columbia Park has been working hard on an Eco Challenge to reduce waste and promote sustainability. As part of this challenge, we’ve been collecting recyclable materials and counting them on a weekly basis. For Earth Day, we decided to take things up a notch by participating in our local ‘Trashion … Continued
