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Green Week

In the last week of Term 1, the School celebrated Green Week for sustainability awareness. The week was packed with green activities such as bees-wax wrap making and beehive painting, a scavenger hunt, watching screenings of documentaries, and students were encouraged to ride or walk to school. The week culminated in a plainclothes day, BBQ and Concert, and students were asked to donate $5 to the Australian Conservation Foundation.

Technology Recycling

The Towards2050 sustainability group has embarked on a new venture for technology recycling and, in the coming weeks, will launch a storefront on their DEEDS page which will sell old staff devices for $350.00. This will be a fantastic opportunity to pick up a 3-year-old device at an absolute bargain, whilst also saving the environment from e-waste.

Keep an eye out for announcements on DEEDS for when the first round of devices will be on offer.

The new Kingussie Garden

Students in our Towards2050 Sustainability Group have been hard at work planting a new vegetable garden near the Kingussie building, which is starting to flourish. A greenhouse and rainwater tank have already been installed and planned for the future are fruit trees.

Have you seen the Climate Clock on the DEEDS Sustainability page? It is currently counting down (in red) the time we have left to take decisive action to keep global warming under the 1.5°C threshold. The second number (in green) is tracking the growing % of the world’s energy currently supplied from renewable sources. This is our lifeline. Simply put, we need to get our lifeline to 100% before our deadline reaches 0.

To view the clock and read about it, click through the Sustainability tile on the DEEDS home page.