7 Grade 3 classes (approx 175 students) collected candy from the rest of the school (850 students).The grade three classes collected sorted and brought the candy to the food bank. The food bank uses this candy to make Christmas Baskets for their clients.This candy was redirected from the garbage to be redirected to a wonderful cause.
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Ecole Edwards Elementary - Airdrie
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Mme Ritcher-Egan Kingergarten 25 studentsUsed toilet paper rolls to make binoculars with. They re-used a products that would normally get thrown out or recycled. This way they were able to use them for their dinosaur hunting lesson then recycle their binocular. Ecole Edwards Elementary - Airdrie
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This narrative short story tells of how two young children and their father battle a garbage monster that is wreaking havoc on their lives.When everyone in Greenville, the fictional town in which the story takes place, implements the three R’s, the garbage monster is forced back where it belongs, in the town’s landfill site. This story gives special emphasis to the concept of reducing what we... Tracey Coutts - Maple Ridge, BC
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worm composting with grade 6 science classes Bairdmore Elementary - Winnipeg
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The Climate Change Showdown is a month-long challenge to our students and their families to take small steps towards reducing consumption of resources at home. By conserving resources and better understanding the impacts of consumption we hope that our students will transfer their learning to their lives at home! Examples include unplugging idle electronic devices, conserving water, and... Georges Vanier Elementary - Surrey B.C.
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The grade K/1 class created beautiful art projects with reused items from our homes! Bouchie Lake Elementary - Q
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All rooms in the school have a "Turn Me Off!" sticker on the light switch to remind people to turn out the lights when they leave a room. Bouchie Lake Elementary - Quesnel
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A recycling team collects the juice boxes, milk cartons, and water bottles from each of the classes after lunch. Bouchie Lake Elementary - Quesnel
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Every classroom and the staffroom in our school has a composting bucket. At the end of each lunch hour a composting team collects the compost and puts it into two compost bins. Bouchie Lake Elementary - Quesnel
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The school has recycling bins for plastics, paper, and metals in each classroom. We also have a cardboard recycling bin outside the school. Each class takes their recycling paper and plastics to a central location at the school. One of the teachers volunteers to haul those bags up to the Eco-Centre in Peace River.There is a weekly rotation of classes that take the cardboard gathered in the... Ecole Springfield School - Peace River
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