Organisation: Clean Up Australia
Program: Schools Clean Up Day
This program engages the community about litter issues and empowering schools to make a difference.
Connects to the following modules of ResourceSmart Schools: Biodiversity, Waste
Accessible to schools in the following Melbourne metropolitan regions: Eastern, Northern and Southern
Appropriate for students in:
Early Childhood
Primary – Prep to Grade 2
Primary – Grade 3 to Grade 6
Secondary – Year 7 to Year 10
Secondary – Year 11 to Year 12
What is offered to schools:
> Schools Clean Up Day:
- Clean Up Starter Kit – folder of information about setting up the day
- Curriculum resources linked to AusVELS (created by Cool Australia)
- Cigarette butt recycling bag
- Enough gloves for leaders to pick things up
- Leaders high visibility vest
- Your own website for your event
- Certificate for participating
- E-Newsletter
> The Green Kids Awards then follow Schools Clean Up Day. This fantastic competition has great prizes and is open to:
- Kinder to Grade 3
Demonstrate what green initiatives are in the school in a creative way (they send up to 5 photographs per class of their creative representation eg. paintings, sculptures etc) - Grade 4 to 6
Demonstrate what green initiatives are in the school via a max 5 minute video (content rather than quality)
Website: http://www.cleanupaustraliaday.org.au/about/about-the-event/clean-up-for-schools
