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grade student green education

Partnering with delta art teachers we delivered and engaged the Delta Art Stretch students grade 4-7 in participating in a green building workshop. The students in groups designed their own 'fun sustainable school'. The outcome of the project was a series of exciting projects that were not bounded by 'how much will that cost' and 'this is the way we’ve always done it'. The students displayed their ideas using sketches and drawings.
Following is an extract from one group. Projects from all 6 groups who participated were exhibited at the Vancouver Library as part of the EFest Exhibition 2005.

‘Our school in the Woods’ Designed by Fiona, Emily and Holly

"We build our school in a forested area without cutting down trees. We made our school tall and thin so using less land. There are composting toilets, and the waste is food for our fruit trees which feed us in school. Staff and students get to the school by using gravel paths, there are no cars, people walk, bike, and use other people-powered transport."

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