All GREEN Schools projects

The grade 11th and 12th students of école secondaire collège Mathieu went planting 28 oak trees with Home Building and Tree Canada in our town last September 25th, for the National Tree Day celebration. They were very proud to do something for our environment and our community.  

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!

Two turtles, a bird, hamsters, a gecko, all call the classroom "home". Two classes have opened up their doors to these animals and have the opportunity to watch, observe, and care for them.

Worm CompostingTwo classes in our school have started to use the compost collected at lunch to add to a worm composter. The classes are learning about decomposition and how the compost breaks down with the aid of worms!

We drew flowers with chalk on the sidewalk leading up to our school. 

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.

We raised coho in a tank in school, and learned more about the life cycle of salmon, ecosystems, the importance of healthy habitats, how humans can hurt or help salmon habitat, and local traditional preparation and uses of salmon.We released our fry during a field trip hosted by the Lillooet Naturalist Society. We followed the journey of smolts down towards the Fraser River and learned more...

The Grade 3/4 class used our old raised beds to plant beans and peas. The peas provided a bumper harvest on the last day of school. We learned that beans really can't take any cold and should have been planted later. Students also learned that we should weed more regularly.