Eco-Challenge Week 2 at Rosemont
This week, the students at Rosemont stepped up their Eco-Challenge actions and earned a total of 6756 points. Thirteen students brought in their booklets and received prizes. Well done!
Beyond Recycling
Rosemont EcoChallenge Week One
And they’re off! Students in Mr. Schnare’s class have begun to incorporate their EcoFootprint-shrinking actions into their day-to-day lives. This week, students were rewarded for their commitments and challenged to shortening their showers and saving energy and water. FortisBC donated some great shower timers that will be used for the next few weeks! Week 1 … Continued
EcoChallenge at Rosemont
Mr. Schnare’s class is excited to be participating in the EcoChallege. After completing our Investigations last week, we are choosing actions this week to commit to, in order to shrink our Ecological Footprints! We are especially excited about timing our showers and making them shorter, as well as cutting down on waste. Another popular action … Continued
Rosemont’s Landfill Field Trip: Garbologists at Work!
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
Nelson Press – February 11th, 2010
Students in John Schnare’s class at Rosemont Elementary School were joined by Blair Weston of Fortis BC on Wednesday, as they learned about ways of saving energy in their homes. The lesson was part of Beyond Recycling, a 20-week program in environmental awareness and action delivered by Wildsight. Fortis BC is one of the funders … Continued