Whole School Envirogroups

At Port Chalmers School we have everyone involved in Envirogroups.
for an hour every fortnight each teacher (incl. our DP and a teacher
aide and some parents) runs an group teaching EfS. We have been running
these groups every term for 3 terms now and they are a great success.
The students love them, the teachers are keen and everyone is learning
about and enhancing our school and community environment. The students
are all able to talk about the groups and regularly share their
knowledge with others through assemblies, outside groups, class
presentations etc. We have an edible garden which produces food for
students to take home and a pleasant and healthy place to have lunch.
One group has organised the recycling of our food scraps with a worm
farm and the collection of scrap paper to be recycled or re-used.
Another group has researched the type of native birds we have around
our school and are creating a mural to show this learning. We have
proven it to be sustainable, it enhances the students learning and we
are creating a more environmentally friendly school for us all.

If you want to know more about this scheme check out the resouces page of
this website Whole School Envirogroups and go to
http://planetfootprint.wikispaces.com