The Secondary students have been busy cultivating our ‘Eco-garden’ in the swimming pool area at the back of the school. The students have one dedicated Environmental Science lesson per week, in which they complete cross-curricular tasks such as problem solving, team work, report writing and physical activities such as seed planting and cultivating.
The students have recently completed group reports on their tasks. Below are extracts from each group report:
‘Team one are the water bottle Team. We are cutting the recycled water bottles in half so we can build an automatic plant watering syste. We are going to do this by putting the end of the the half cut-bottle underneath another one, slanting it slightly. We are planning to use rain water to water the plants! By Popee, Florian,Jade, Wasan, Alex and Maxine.’
‘Team two are aiming to put plastic bags under the tyres. The purpose of the plastic bags is to try to prevent the soil from coming out of the bottom. We are trying to stick the plastic bags to the tyres by using wall putty mixed with glue. So far it has worked very well!
We are using old tyres because we are saving the environment. If we don’t use the tyres, then people will burn them and that will cause more toxic air pollution! By Patricia, Lilly, Celie, Jenny, Alessiso and J.C.’
‘Team three are cutting recycled water bottles to create small pots for seeds to be planted. We’re recycling water bottles and tyres so we don’t need to throw them away, but re-use them. We are going to attach the bottles to the wall with string. By Lea, Mohelie, Rino, Stang, William and Sting.’
Year 7 Student Lea has written a beautiful poem about how we are damaging the earth:
Looted Earth
From sun to wind, from wind to rain
You, you only can explain
Why our splendid world is changing.
You are destroying Mother Earth’s belongings.
Litter swaying in the wet, green grass,
I hope you will learn in your class,,
How to change what is happening.
If you didn’t notice that the world needs to be clean,
I will make you sit on a rose pin.
In the candy coloured sky,
Some different rubbishes fly.
Plastic bags are floating,
On the coast, deriving.
Help me to help you,
Show the world what you can do
