Today, our Year Six Eco Leaders went on a trip, with Ms Daniel to Howick Primary Silver Enviroschool, to see how they are progressing on their sustainability journey.
We were welcomed into their Green Room and given cookies they had made as part of the Garden to Table programme. It was really interesting to hear about how the school employs 2 gardeners, a chef and a learning assistant to work with small groups of children to grow food and cook it for GTT.
Next, they showed us their big tidy kai gardens, seedling house, potting table and composters. Ms Daniel particulary like the potting table. There was so much kai growing even through the winter!
Each year the HPS Year Sixes make enviro art around the school. We saw the beautiful rainwater tank they had painted.
The HPS Kaitiaki told us about how there is an award system for each class. They can gain points by having litter free lunches and using their red (landfill), orange (recycling) and green (compostables) class bins correctly. How motivating! Each class has a monitor to assess the classes' progress and award points. Rewards included ice cream, mufti and a shared lunch.
We loved seeing all the ways the children had reused items like
the green bins. So sustainable!
Afterwards we checked out all the amazing native planting and path creation around the school. Alexander spotted a kingfisher. We all loved the idea of a picnic spot in the middle of the bushy forest.
Lastly we got to hug a GIANT pumpkin. Thank HPS Kaitiaki and Mrs Long. It was so inspiring to see how a big team effort can have amazing results embedded across the whole school.
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