At Cousteau school, we believe in education about the environment through different approaches to sustainable development.
Through classroom activities, each teacher can develop awareness and ecological conscience with small educational projects. For example, in Kindergarten, the students build houses with rocks, straw and sticks; they're also involved in building 3D fish with recycled material. Grade 5 students learn about photosynthesis and build a vegetal roof to analyze.
In September, students participated in a beach clean-up at Whytecliff Park, and an ongoing Litter Free Lunch program promotes less garbage in the lunchroom. Starting in October, students will take on the role of "Green Inspectors," and help sort garbage from playground trash cans, weigh recyclable materials, and collect data about harmful materials.
The information collected will then be presented to the school at the end of each month giving students the opportunity to follow the reduction of trash at the school over the course of the year.
This piece was originally published in the North Shore News print edition as part of a special Private Schools advertising feature. The content was written and submitted by North Shore private schools.
