As part of their energy conservation program, New Gisborne Primary has a “Put it on, turn it off” campaign, which involved a rug up day encouraging students to rug up rather than turning the heating up. Sustainability FM is presented by students and supports the layers campaign by informing students and staff of the weather and the number of layers students should wear the following day. New Gisborne has also implemented a range of other energy conserving and reducing initiatives … including the publication of “New Gisborne Primary’s Energy Times” school newsletter focusing on energy issues in the school, changing globes over to energy efficient triphosphous globes Grade 4s’ have taken on the role of “Energy Police”, who ensure that electrical goods are turned off during lunch and playtime, as a reminder to staff and students the Energy Police will either leave little reminders on classroom doors to remind them to do better or rewarding efficient energy usage with the Mr Bulb trophy. An award is rotated to the most energy conscious class each week. The school also designed an audit to record the amount of energy grades used so to encourage the popularity of the Mr Bulb Award amongst the grades.

Whole School Sustainability Day
By Lalor Gardens Primary School | August 14, 2018
Sustainability Day Newsletter Article_T2 W6 On Thursday 3rd May we had a whole school sustainability day. Please find our article and photos of the day. ~Sustainability Team

Recent Programs
By Wooranna Park Primary School | May 12, 2013
This year we were successful in our application for the Eco-Cubbyproject. Students from prep to grade 6 work together to develop a design for a cubby using sustainably sourced materials […]

Biodiversity at Currawong Bush Park
By Park Orchards Primary School | May 28, 2015
Year 3 Park Orchards Primary School students took part in a sustainability day at Currawong Bush Park run by Manningham Council. The Year 6 Sustainability leaders also joined them for […]

World’s Ocean Day
By Kunyung Primary School | September 14, 2018
Last term we had a special Blue dress up day for World’s Oceans Day that raised money for the Dolphin Research Institute and our very own Kitchen Garden. The Dolphin […]

Worm Farms and maintaining it
By Mother Teresa Primary School | August 22, 2013
As scientists and environmentalists the children worked across our Learning community to create worm farms, for example Learning Studio 9 worked with Learning Studio 2, so we had Preps, Ones, […]