Can you solve the PTA's sustainability query? Sustainable Communities & Respect for the Diversity of People and Culture

We're so lucky at Sunnyhills to have a supportive PTA; hardworking parents who help fund raise for the school, so we can have all the extras that make this such a special place to learn, so I was super eager to help when Kylee Long approached me with a query....

How could we make the school disco more sustainable? Plastic water bottles are easily improved by using drink bottles, but glow sticks are the problem.  They're glowy fun for a few hours and then complete trash - they can't be recycled and contain chemical nasties.

I'm stumped.  What is a sustainable and fun replacement for glow sticks at our next disco?  Comment below if you can help or have other ideas for making our next school event more environmentally friendly.

Max Worm Farming at Home - Learning for Sustainability

My name is Max. When my granddad passed away mum said he had a worm farm. I really wanted it and my aunty did too. Mum got it for me.

We told Mrs Daniel and she gave me some worms. I can look after the worms and have more pets than just my cat. They're useful because they eat our food scraps. I will put worm castings on our garden too.

Max Year 4

Well done Max. I'm so proud of you! What do you do at home to be sustainable?

Mrs Daniel
Enviro Specialist Teacher

Going Gold Enviro Group Visit GreenGold Enviroschool - Action Learning - Exploring Alternatives

The Going Gold Enviro group walked to Wakaaranga School on Thursday to check out how they are working for a sustainable future.

We saw that we have lots of things in common like compost heaps, worm bins, edible gardens and a native bush trail.

We were really excited to see the differences - soft plastic recycling, bees and chickens. Going Gold are going to investigate how we can do these too.

Thank you to Mrs Scoggins and the Waka Eco Warriors for an inspiring visit!