One student has used styrofoam insulation to build an igloo. The insulation was destined for the dump, so the student's project has kept it out of the landfill. The project has helped students learn about Inuit culture and igloo construction. Also, the student has learned some beginning carving skills.
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 SMCS - Shalalth
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An instruction poster was created to teach printer/photocopier users how to re-use one-sided paper. This keeps reusable paper from the waste stream. Students are learning to ignore the back side of reused paper. SMCS - Shalalth
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 Throughout the month of December we put a call out to the school community to donate burnt out Christmas light bulbs and old Christmas cards. The response was overwhelming and those bulbs and cards that were once destined the garbage turned into beautiful Christmas decorations. We held an after school craft workshop where we transformed the bulbs into Christmas tree decorations by covering... Macdonald Drive Junior High - St.John's
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 We reused Christmas cards, newspaper, styrofoam pellets, and other materials to decorate our hallways and gym for our Christmas concert. Bouchie Lake Elementary - Quesnel
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We reused dryer sheets to make ghosts for Halloween decorations. Bouchie Lake Elementary - Quesnel
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The primary hockey club made trophies out of recycled items. Some of the recycled items included: plastic bottles, big water jugs, recycled paper, etc. The trophies will be used as prizes for the best team at the end of clubs. CIS - Vietnam
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We use GOOS (good on one side) paper all the time in 1B. CIS - VietnamAll the grade 7 students have created aboriginal dot art using recycled cardboard instead of paper to imitate the aboriginal use of tree bark for their art.work
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The 1st and 2nd grades students at Beau Soleil are helping the environment by reusing used fruit and pudding containers. Cleaned containers are great to pour paint into it when students are having Arts lessons. A little work to clean them up, but a big help for our planet. Thumbs up for Beau Soleil school ! école Beau Soleil - Gravelbourg
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 To spread the word about the new school Environmental Group we used newspapers instead of printing on paper from the computer. This was eye catching and got the word out there about joining the group to help the school reach our 100 project goal! We reduced, reused and recycled in project 1! Macdonald Drive Junior High - St.John's
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 Students used material from their homes that were set to be recycled or thrown out to create anything they wanted. We had 12 students submit projects for the contest. Ecole Edwards Elementary - Airdrie
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