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WasteSorted Schools News View all
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19 Apr
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08 Apr
Check out the new WasteSorted Schools Food Waste curriculum guide. This Year 5 cross-curricula unit is aligned to the WA curriculum and contains lessons for HASS, Maths, English and Science. These lessons can be taught independently or together as a complete unit of work. Using an inquiry-based and integrated approach to learning, students explore the issues of food waste at home and at school. As an assessment option in English, students will create a food waste cookbook to educate their school community about what they have learned.
Download it now for FREE from our curriculum materials.
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05 Feb
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27 Oct
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27 Sep
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19 Jul
Workshops and Events View all
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28 May
- Contact
- Kate MacRae
- Phone
- wastesortedschools@dwer.wa.gov.au
Date: 28 May 2024
Time: 9:30am - 3pm
Venue: Herdsman Lake Dicovery Centre, Wembley
Join us for a full day of talk about plastics and prepare your school for Plastic Free Term 3. Explore activities aimed at avoiding single-use plastic including hands-on and classroom style activities such as:
- Setting up a 'Plastic Free' campaign at school
- Plastic-free teaching resources and activities
- Waste-free lunches
- Changing student behaviours
- Making beeswax sandwich wraps
- Guest speakers - get inspired and make your pledge!
The workshop is suitable for school staff including teachers, principals, administration staff and parents.
The workshop is FREE and teacher relief payments are available for TWO staff from each school.
Register here.
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11 Jun
- Contact
- Kate MacRae
- Phone
- wastesortedschools@dwer.wa.gov.au
Date: 11 June
Time: 4 - 6:30pm
Venue: Bendat Parent and Community Centre, Wembley
Hear from primary and secondary accredited WasteSorted Schools about successful waste avoidance and resource recovery initiatives they have implemented at their school. They will share ideas and experiences about how they have created a successful program including setting up, maintenance, engaging students and the wider school community.
Presentations will be in 2 separate rooms - one for primary and one for secondary schools.
Primary
- Aspiri Primary School
- Churchlands Primary School
- East Maddington Primary School
- Joondalup Education Support Centre
- South Coogee Primary School
Secondary
- Kent Street Senior High School
- Mindarie Senior College
- Lynwood Senior High School
- Emmanuel Catholic College
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21 Jun
- Contact
- Megan Mentz
- Phone
- megan.mentz@dwer.wa.gov.au
Date: Friday 21 June
Time: 9am - 2.30pm
Venue: Broome Senior High School
Join the team from WasteSorted Schools and for a full day of learning ways to avoid and divert our organic and plastic waste in schools with support from your community: the Shire of Broome, Incredible Edible and Containers for Change
The workshop will include:
- A brief overview of the WasteSorted Schools Program and the resources & support available
- Hands-on demonstration of auditing waste to get schools started
- Ways to close the loop on organic & plastic recycling with students and as whole school practice
- Resources for integrating organics & plastics into Primary & Secondary curriculum
- Hands-on activities
- Examples from other schools
This workshop is suitable for school staff including teachers, principals, administration staff, gardeners, canteen staff and parents.
The workshop is FREE and teacher relief payments are available for two staff from each school.
Register: Here
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23 Jul
- Contact
- Kate MacRae
- Phone
- wastesortedschools@dwer.wa.gov.au
Date: 23 July 2024
Time: 9:30am - 3pm
Venue: TBC
Already a WasteSorted School and have the basics set up but wondering where to next? Join us for a day full of ideas on how to expand your waste avoidance and recovery projects at school. Topics include:
- Streamlining your waste services
- Integrating curriculum
- Whole school plans
- Community recycling hubs
- Green canteens
The workshop is suitable for primary and secondary school staff including teachers, principals, administration staff and parents.
The workshop is FREE and teacher relief payments are available for two staff from each school.
Registration opening soon.
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06 Aug
- Contact
- Hannah Lalor
- Phone
- wastesortedschools@dwer.wa.gov.au
Date: 6 August 2024
Time: TBC
Venue: Emmanuel Catholic College
This event is for secondary school students who want to drive change in waste and sustainability at their school. Hear from other secondary students about successful waste management and sustainability practices they have implemented. They will share ideas and experiences about what they have set up, how they run it, and how they engage the rest of the school.
Tours of Emmanuel Catholic College will be on offer to see their sustainability in action.
There will also be a guest speaker, sustainability stall holders, a chance to network with students from other high schools, and light refreshments provided.
Presenters: TBC
Registration opening soon.
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20 Aug
- Contact
- Kate MacRae
- Phone
- wastesortedschools@dwer.wa.gov.au
Date: 20 August 2024
Time: 9am - 3pm
Venue: Somerly Primary School, Clarkson
Join the team from WasteSorted Schools and Keep Australia Beautiful Council to learn how to avoid and recover waste, and protect our environment, through litter prevention and waste reduction. This workshop includes:
- a step-by-step guide on how to run a whole school waste and litter prevention program
- loads of resources to take back to your school
- laws relating to litter, social and environmental impacts and behaviour change
- how to get started with waste avoidance and resource recovery projects
- information on how to become an accredited WasteSorted School and apply for grant funding
- resources and incursions available.
A tour of Somerly Primary School to see their fantastic waste stations, Containers for Change collection and community garden.
The workshop is suitable for school staff including teachers, principals, EAs, administration staff, gardeners and parents.
The workshop is FREE and teacher relief payments are available for two staff from each school.
Registration opening soon.