Eco-Schools Workshops
Our Eco-Schools Support and Advice Service can help your Eco-School achieve its Green Flag. Through a session of interactive talks and practical hands on experience we can help you with the Eco-School environmental topics of Waste Minimisation and Energy.
Through active learning, class discussions and games the students will get an understanding and awareness of how their actions and behaviour can make a difference allowing them to live more sustainable lives.
| Duration | - half day or full day with follow up by email/phone if required |
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| Who | - one class with members of the eco-committee |
| Age | - suited for ages 8 upwards |
| Cost (on average) | - £145 for Full Day workshop (exc travel) |
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Waste Minimisation Workshop
- will cover 2 of the Eco-Schools Learning Outcomes 'Materials and their sources' and 'Decomposition and nutrient transfer'.
In groups of 4 the students will look at the average lunch box contents (which we bring along) leading to a discussion on packaging and how we could reduce it. We talk about composting - natures way of recycling. If you don't already have a compost bin we can help you set one up, or if you are experiencing problems with a compost bin we can help you fix it. We finish the morning with a biodegradable experiment which the students will monitor throughout the year so they can see how long it takes for different materials to break down.
Energy Workshop
- will cover 2 of the Eco-Schools Learning Outcomes 'Importance of renewable and non-renewable sources' and 'Ways to make the school more energy efficient'.
In groups of 4 the students will look at the embodied energy involved in everyday items such as a newspaper, drinks can, plastic bottle and a glass bottle taking into account the entire life-cycle. The object of the exercise is for the students to work out the energy process involved in everyday items - for example how a tree growing in Russia becomes a newspaper in Scotland.
We then talk about electricity and fossil fuels, leading on to a Global Warming activity which the students participate in pairs. This will lead on to a discussion on renewable energy. Again in pairs the students will look at ways to make the school more energy efficient and the morning will finish with some physical hands-on activities
For further information or to book a package contact: Donna Ferri on:
01592 891884 - Email: donna@sci-scotland.org.uk