Donvale Primary School has made a commitment to become a more sustainable school. We identified the need to educate children about being conscious of waste and assist them to identify sustainable practices for school and home.
Sustainability units have been developed across the school, with a different focus at every level. The students have been learning about the 4R’s (reduce, reuse, recycle, rethink). They discussed ways to reduce and reuse a range of items at school and home, then proceeded to put them into practice. They spent much time learning about the recycling process for a range of products including paper, glass, metal and plastic. Donvale students have also become skilled at being water and energy wise.
Whilst our focus has been to reduce and reuse we understand that this is not always possible. We also try to recycle much of our waste. Items that are recycled at our school include:
As part of our curriculum focused on sustainable practices, we have fourteen raised garden beds that were constructed by our parents at a working bee. Each class has their very own garden bed to nurture and with the assistance of our parents, students plant, maintain and harvest their freshly grown produce. When supplies are bountiful, an impromptu farmers market might spring up as well! A 10 000 litre rainwater tank is also attached to the garden.
