Minimisation Schools Education Programs

City of Greater Dandenong

Schools excursion and classroom incursions are FREE to all schools in Greater Dandenong.

For more information or bookings please contact the Waste Education Officer on 8571 1715

Foundation– Year 4 – 6 AUSVELS Year 3 Standards A fun interactive Students dive Science presentation into the world of knowledge and where students and understanding. meet the sort through the Levels 1,2,3,4 What bin recyclable rubbish to does it go in? characters and discover exactly then sort through what can and the rubbish to cannot be rescue those who recycled. can be recycled Students learn Students explore Science what happens to the knowledge and food that gets environmental understanding. Waste-less thrown away and impacts of food Levels 1,2,3,4 discover how to waste and follow lunches become a some common *NEW lunchbox legend food items on and reduce food their journey and packaging from the farm to waste. the supermarket. Students enter Students explore Science the wonderful the ins and outs knowledge and world of worms of a worm farm understanding. Nature’s discovering how and get up close Levels 1,2,3,4 Recyclers to look after these and personal wriggly recyclers with nature’s ‘Worm and how they can wriggly recycles farming’ help keep your while discovering garden growing. the benefits of backyard recycling. Students explore This session Science the many living allows students knowledge and things that work to put on their understanding. together to create gloves and take Levels 1,2,3,4 and how out their pitch Nature’s to make the best forks as they Recyclers environment for explore how to them to live in. compost and ‘Composting’ why it’s good for the environment.

Students are Students Science introduced to the discover knowledge and Litterbug as they common littering understanding. sing along, join in behaviours and Levels 1,2,3,4 the game and then create their discover the own solutions to *NEW dangers of help change littering and how these litter it can affect our behaviours and environment. make better choices. Not available for Recycling helps Science Foundation– Year minimise our knowledge and 3 impact on the understanding. environment in Levels 1,2,3,4 many ways. This Resource presentation Humanities enables students knowledge and Recovery: to explore understanding. Why Recycle? importance of Levels 3,4 closing the loop to help save valuable natural resources and space Students will Students explore Science experience the how we manage knowledge and sights, sounds waste and how understanding. and smells of the they can use Levels 1,2,3,4,5 world of rubbish waste Follow Your as we go on a minimisation Waste Tour journey to techniques to discover where help reduce our waste goes waste sent to once it leaves the landfill and save kerbside natural resources. The JTS Program helps schools collect data on the schools waste stream, implement a waste or litter audit, JTS Program develop a tailored Action Plan Journey outlining waste minimisation opportunities such as composting, litter free lunches, purchasing policy and Towards other waste minimisation practices. Being part of the JTS Program will assist your school in completing the waste module of the AuSSI VIC ResourceSmart framework.