“The excursion truly brought the learning to life for our students and helped them make connections between the curriculum and their lives outside the classroom. Students and teachers all walked away with a better understanding of waste management and recycling processes.”
“The excursion truly brought the learning to life for our students and helped them make connections between the curriculum and their lives outside the classroom. Students and teachers all walked away with a better understanding of waste management and recycling processes.”
We recently welcomed two classes from Berri Primary School to Cleanaway’s Monash Transfer Station in Riverland, SA for a curriculum-aligned waste and recycling education tour. Education Officer Georgette Hawes and Station Manager Matthew Coombes coordinated the excursion to give students a behind-the-scenes look at what happens to waste once it’s collected from homes and schools.
Teacher Zack Plaquet said that the visit brought the classroom curriculum to life with the hands-on experience, and even the teachers learned a thing or two about recycling processes!
“Year 2/3 classes from Berri Primary School spent the term learning about waste management and recycling processes, which acted as a theme in the delivery of the Chemical Sciences curriculum. To wrap up our term’s learning, the team from Cleanaway was kind enough to welcome these classes to the local waste transfer station.”
“Education Officer Georgette Hawes and Station Manager Matthew Coombes from Cleanaway were able to provide information, experiences and answers to the many questions that were suitably targeted to the ages and understandings of the students.”
Zack added that the students were especially excited to realise that even they can help make the world a better place – one recyclable item at a time.
“The excursion truly brought the learning to life for our students and helped them make connections between the curriculum and their lives outside the classroom. Students and teachers all walked away with a better understanding of waste management and recycling processes.”
“Georgette made the planning process simple and smooth and I hope to revisit the site again with future classes. Thank you to Cleanaway for providing Berri Primary School students with valuable learning experiences that I’m sure they will never forget.” said Zack.
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