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Workshops and Events View all
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17 Oct
Date: 17 October 2023
Time: 9:00am – 3pm
Venue: Our Lady Star of the Sea, Esperance
Join WasteSorted Schools at Our Lady Star of the Sea Primary School to look at ways to reduce food waste, and embed organics practices and learning into the curriculum.
Discussions will include:
- composting and worm farming
- growing food at school and closing the loop on organic recycling
- WSS resources to further embed actions.
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.
Register here.
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19 Oct
Date: 19 October 2023
Time: 9:00am – 3pm
Venue: Albany Senior High School
Join WasteSorted Schools for a hands-on look at sorting your school waste.
The workshop will include:
- simple steps to getting your school waste sorted
- tools for assessing your school waste
- setting up waste sorting stations at school
- how to engage students
- behaviour change in schools
- resources available for integrating curriculum
- if numbers allow, separate primary and high school working groups
- examples from other schools.
It is recommended that you complete the WasteSorted Schools online learning module prior to attending this workshop.
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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07 Nov
Date: 7 November 2023
Time: 9:30am – 3pm
Venue: The Wetlands Centre, Cockburn
Join the team from WasteSorted Schools for a full day of talk on waste education.
The workshop will include:
- Waste infrastructure
- Opportunities for meaningful learning through waste
- Waste in the curriculum
- Resources available for integrating curriculum
- Hands-on activities
- Separate primary and high school working groups
- Examples from other schools
It is recommended that you complete the WasteSorted Schools online learning module prior to attending this workshop: https://wssonlinelearning.wa.gov.au/
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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28 Nov
Date: 28 November 2023
Time: 9:30am – 3pm
Venue: Piney Lakes Environmental Education Centre, Winthrop
Join the WasteSorted Schools team to discuss and assist with your planning of waste reduction projects at your school in 2024!
This workshop will include:
- Information about becoming an accredited WasteSorted School
- Examples of best practice waste infrastructure at schools
- WasteSorted Schools resources (curriculum, toolkits, fact sheets etc)
- Activities to help you update your waste and recycling policy and yearly planner
- Hands on beeswax wrap activity
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.
Register here.