Year 2 Participate in a Waste Education Program

On Monday, Year 2 participated in a ‘Waste Education Program’ led by Rachel from EnviroCom on behalf of Burwood Council. The program relates closely to our current Year 2 Collaborative Learning Project, ‘Responsible Choices Sustain our Environment’.

The program commenced with an interactive presentation where the students consolidated their learning about the negative effects of waste and landfill. They became introduced to the meaning of problematic liquid and gases that are caused by waste such as leachate and methane. Students were reminded that ‘Recycling’ is the best way to reduce the waste that ends up in landfill. They explored the five recyclable material groups: plastic bottles and containers, paper and cardboard, aluminium, glass and steel.

After learning about materials that can and cannot be recycled, the students were very excited to participate in a relay where their goal was to sort different types of rubbish into the correct bin. They had so much fun competing against the other team and putting their learning into practice. Finally, the students worked in groups of three to participate in a Bingo Game by which they needed to recognise the different types of recyclable materials. It was a great way for the students to consolidate their learning from this term’s CLP topic.

– Claudia De Pasquale
Teacher – Junior School

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