The results are in! The Grade 4 students at Kinnaird Elementary participated in a four week long Eco Challenge with their families. Participants earned points each time they took a positive action to help the environment and reduce their eco-footprint. Some examples are: turning off lights that were not in use, eating a local meal … Continued
Today at Kinnaird Elementary, Ms. Landis’ Grade 4 class played an active role in recycling- they made their own paper using material from their recycling bin! Five teams worked together to create homemade paper in various shades- we saw blue paper, yellow paper, pink paper and various shades of grey depending on the bits of … Continued
Students created a collage in old cd cases, looking at one of a zillion possibilities of ways to shrink our ecological footprints. From cross-country skiing instead of driving, to recycling, to stay-cations, each idea was illustrated almost entirely with items bound for the recycling centre or landfill.
Mrs. Graham’s 5/6 class did an outstanding job creating works of art from objects destined for the trash heap (or recycling box, at least). There was a cardboard guitar, a music stand made of old hockey sticks, and a hockey stick picture frame (complete with a photo of a much younger avid hockey player). There … Continued
The students from both KIS and Kootenay orchards were given the task over the March Break to collect recyclables and items destined for the landfill. The students not only came back to class with an array of items but the imagination and creativity was overwhelming!!! There were wind charms made with old spoons cut into … Continued
The students at The Kimberley Independent School and Kootenay Orchards School in Cranbrook, discussed the many ways they can reduce their Ecological Footprint. Students in both schools came up with great ways they could make change "with my own two hands". As students did their "Eco Handprint" activity they listened to Ben Harper’s song entitled … Continued
"It was hard to remember to do everything but I still got 500 points. It’s really fun to do this stuff because you’re helping yourself and the world." Doesn’t that just say it all? It’s not easy to change habits, you’re not going to be perfect at something new, but the rewards are so very … Continued
St. Joe’s students are on week 3 of the EcoChallenge, well over 15 000 ecopoints, and certainly are doing A LOT to grow their ecohandprint.
Week 2 looks about as good as Week 1 – there`s recognition that some of this can be lots of fun ("I like walking to school in the snow"), some can be hard ("What was a challenge was to go meatless for 2 times a week"), and that we are capable of changing ("My mom … Continued
St. Joe’s Ecochallenge is off to a very strong start, with one week complete and reported on. From weighing their garbage, not idling, turning down the in-floor heat and unplugging chargers that arn’t charging (that’s one family), to removing heavy, unused items from the car, eating much less meat, and really paying attention to buying … Continued
