Environmental
Education
When
environmental education is incorporated into the school curriculum, students:
·
learn
about the environment
·
develop
skills to investigate and solve issues in the environment
·
acquire
attitudes of care and concern for the environment
·
adopt behaviors and practices which protect the environment, and
·
understand
the principles of ecologically sustainable development
Schools
can use their own School Grounds and the way they use and manage Resources as a
context for student learning. This makes the school curriculum more integrated
with the daily lives of the students, increasing understanding and relevance.
ENVIRONMENTAL
EDUCATION
Environmental
education programs provide resources for classroom teachers, outdoor educators,
club leaders, and others to teach students of all ages about our
environment. Students of all ages gain an understanding of the
environmental challenges we face and how to meet those challenges.
Why
Recycle
Recycling is good for the
environment
It takes less energy to
create new items from recycled materials than it does to create new products
from raw materials. Mining minerals and milling trees into lumber requires vast
amounts of energy to create products. Recycling entails reusing materials as
many times as possible to conserve natural resources.
Recycling is good for communities
Extracting materials
from mines or forests is done far from the place where goods are consumed;
however recycling starts in your own home. Gathering recyclables, and
reprocessing them into feedstock for future products is done locally by people
who live, work, and spend money in their own communities.
Recycling reduces pollution
Burning garbage or throwing waste into landfills
produces byproducts that pollute the environment. Runoff from landfills and
metals like mercury find their way into streams, rivers and oceans, fish, and
eventually into human beings, harming our health.
