School Kit in English --- 709 kb PDF

Table of Contents:
• Title Page
• Message from the Steering Committee
• Congratulations and Welcome
• School Declaration Form
• National Sponsors
• Introduction to Waste Reduction Week in Canada
• How Waste Aware is Your School?
• How to Practice Waste Reduction in School:
    - A School Waste Assessment
    - Formulating a Plan
    - Reduce! Reuse! Recycle!
    - Investigating Environmental Purchasing
• Other Classroom Activities
• References, Resources, and Acknowledgements

Out of sight, out of mind, that is how we think (or don't think) about garbage. The
Too Good To Waste PowerPoint Presentation with accompanying script and Homework Assignment are geared toward curriculums for grades 4 to 6.

The presentation provides teachers and students with facts about garbage, what it is and where it goes, along with practical pointers on how to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle their way to waste free living.

Teachers: There is a wealth of classroom activities on energy conservation to be found at the Learning for A Sustainable Future web site. In addition, visit Educational Resources for Larraine Roulston's "Pee Wee" novels on Vermicomposting in the Classroom.

• School Waste Audit
• a two-page School Waste Report Card created in 2006 Page 1, Page 2
• Fun and Games
• Making Recycled Paper
• Build a Recycled Bird Feeder
• Build a Composter
• Your Ecological Footprint Survey
• Assess your Community
• Start a Recycling Program

Perhaps an event held during a previous Waste Reduction Week in Canada will suggest an activity for your school: Past School Activities. Other interesting ideas include Saskatchewan's Waste Reduction Week Theme Days.