Down at the greenhouse students have been investigating the benefits of a community garden as well as how CaSO4.2H2O (calcium sulphate dihydrate) commonly known as gypsum, helps to improve heavy clay soil as well as unlocking the valuable minerals and nutrients locked up in the clay. We have moved an old whiteboard down to the greenhouse, to allow it to be used as a classroom and provide theory based learning prior to the experiential learning that follows. The links and understanding students have made using this approach have been brilliant and with both primary and secondary students utilising this space, the whole school approach to sustainability is slowly being realised!
Greenhouse Classroom
Timed Energy Use
A recent purchase of 20 timers aims to reduce wasted energy. As behaviour change is difficult without experiencing immediate negative or positive responses such as money saving or intrinsic satisfaction, […]
Bike n Blend Sustainability Event
On February 28th students of the Sustainability Committee ran a milk shake event to raise awareness about the group and what we are trying to achieve. The big attraction was […]
Dorset Primary School’s Sustainable Schools Program
This PowerPoint was presented to the Dorset Primary School community at the start of 2013 to recap the development of the Sustainable Solutions Group. It highlights some of the achievements […]
Waste Case Study – Toorak Primary School
Waste Reduction Program at TPS TAKE IN & TAKE HOME LUNCH WASTE PROGRAM As part of our effort to reduce our waste and encourage our school community to think about […]
OctoPoems by L3D at Lloyd Street School
Download this document to read the OctoPoems from L3D at Lloyd Street School about sustainability. Note: An OCTO poem is meant to have 8 lines, however, in order to fit […]