The City of Onkaparinga in South Australia is encouraging school children to learn more about recycling and waste minimisation.
Council’s Waste and Recycling Education Officer, Lynda Wedding, said the Recycling Revolution Education has been developed in line with the Australian Curriculum and the Early Years Learning Framework to further support environmental education that is happening in schools, at home and within the community.
“We recognise that people learn and absorb information differently, so we’ve put together a range of educational resource packs and games that allow for a tailored approach.
“The resource packs have been specially tailored to two groups – early years to middle primary and middle primary to upper primary – to align with children’s learning abilities and needs.”
The resources include items such as fiction and nonfiction books, DVDs, CDs, classroom resources for education providers and downloadable lesson plans.
The resources cover various topics including waste and recycling, composting, worms and worm farming, sustainable choices, litter, dumping and marine debris.
To complement the resource packs and add some fun to learning, council also has a number of games available.
“The games support a stronger understanding of the importance of recycling, the role recycling plays in our lives, homes and community, as well as what can be recycled and how these are processed, in an engaging and interesting way.
“While the resources mainly focus on supporting school based learning, most of them are available to the wider community.”
Ms Wedding said the Recycling Revolution Education program is just one way council aims to activate community interest and involvement in this area.
“The Waste and Recycling Education team also delivers a series of education programs for school students, community groups and business operators who want to learn about the importance of recycling, waste minimisation and the service options available.”
