We have started the Beyond Recycling Family EcoChallenge! Both Robson Community School and Twin Rivers Elementary School have received the Family EcoChallenge booklets to complete. This kicks off a 6 week EcoChallenge where each student and their families work towards making changes in their homes and lifestyle in order to decrease their Ecological Footprint. Within … Continued
Mrs. Schmidt’s class was in fine form today, debating various sources of energy we use, both renewable and non-renewable. While there was a winner in the debate, where one team showed above-and-beyond debating skill and professionalism, no clear winner emerged in terms of the ideal energy source. The take-home message was that, in terms of … Continued
Wow! There are so many natural resources involved in producing these four items: Soccer Ball, Pencil, Pop Can, and a Light Bulb. Each item is like a story. It has a beginning (using raw materials), a middle (its function as a product, and how we use it) and an end (can we recycle or reuse … Continued
In our last Beyond Recycling lesson, Lucerne students learned about the life cycle of common products- soccer balls, pop cans, pencils, and light bulbs. Students researched these products, and presented their findings to the class. The students were surprised to find that many raw materials from around the world were used to make a single … Continued
The students in Mr. Schnare’s class learned a lot from Betty Lovestrash, the visiting garbologist who visited their classroom. Even more eye-opening than investigating their own class garbage was seeing where it all actually goes. The field trip to the Nelson Transfer Station, the Ootischenia Landfill, and the Brilliant Recycling Centre helped everyone understand that … Continued
We had an amazing trip around the world today without even leaving the classroom. The Grade 6 class at Robson Community School discovered that many of their clothing items were manufactured in far away countries. In total we had more than 14 different countries on our clothing labels, and only 2 were made in Canada. … Continued
Dr. Dumpster came to the grade 4/5/6 class at Lucerne this week to discuss the science and art of garbology. She had just returned from Hawaii where her family wanted to play on the beach, but she wanted to dig through dumpsters to discover the history of garbage in Hawaii and also see what was … Continued
Our program-end celebration included a slideshow of the amazing year we had. So many great memories of all the activities, costumes, debates, slideshows, games, art projects,videos, Eco-Challenge, potluck, field trip… There were prizes for the top Eco-Challenge participants, as well as a rousing game of "Beyond Recycling Jeopardy" Thanks All, for a great year!!
Our class field trip to the transfer station, landfill and recycling centre was a fantastic day, and we learned a lot! We saw how all the different kinds of garbage can be separated, and so much of it can be reused and recycled. We learned about ‘product stewardship’ of certain items, and about where our … Continued
Our Real Food Potluck was a huge success! Everyone brought food that was homegrown or home-processed, or had come from within a 100-mile radius of Blewett. Some ingredients were hard to get from around here, but we were amazed at the feast we had with canned good, home-cooked treats and mostly-local and organic food- YUMMM!
