Welcome to the
2014 ESSSN
Sustainability
Awards
Eastern
Suburbs
Sustainable
Schools
Network
Waste Award
A project that has helped reduce waste to landfill created by the school
Nominees
Maroubra Early Learning – Sustainable Maroubra ELC Project
Montessori East – Leading to Sustainability Project
Bronte Public School – Ramp Up Recycling Project
Randwick Public School – Waste Warriors Project
Winner: Waste
Bronte Public
School
Ramp Up Recycling Project
The project included a whole school focus on
waste education and the purchase of bin lids to
fix onto the existing bins, with the goal to
significantly reduce the amount of recyclable
materials being sent to landfill.
Four yellow lids were used to convert bins
previously used for general waste into recycling
bins. The school is working towards achieving
it's target of an 80% reduction in recyclable
materials going to landfill.
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Highly Commended: Waste
Randwick Public
School
Waste Warriors Project
Year 6 Ecomaniac Student Leaders have led the
school and staff in a radical waste reduction
campaign, their goal is to halve red bin rubbish by
introducing waste free lunches every day and by
including compost buckets at recess eating time.
By doing so, the school now only has its rubbish
picked up once a week instead of two, and saved
approximately $4,500.00 per year.
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Biodiversity Award
A project that has enhanced school biodiversity
Nominees
Waterford Primary School – Organic Vegetable Garden
Maroubra Bay Public School – Garden of Dreams: If we build it, they
will come True Project
Kensington Public School – Green Wall Project
Rose Bay Secondary College – Native Trees planter box project
Montessori East – Leading to Sustainability Project
Randwick South Sydney FDC – Frogs' Fancy Home Project
Winner: Biodiversity
Maroubra Bay
Public School
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Garden of Dreams: If we build it, they will
come true Project
Year 4 students were involved in ‘hands on’ activities
where the ultimate aim was to increase biodiversity
in their school . They built a ‘lizard lounge’ and a
‘Bug Hotel’. This encourages native wildlife, such as
blue Tongue lizards, and insect pollinators into the
school garden, and reduces the need for artificial
pest control. With the aim of increasing awareness
about sustainability and encouraging recycling,
Maroubra Bay also took the innovative step to only
use second hand materials for construction.
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Highly Commended: Biodiversity
Waterford
Preschool
Organic Vegetable Garden Project
A vegetable garden was installed in the outdoor area
to support the children's understanding of growing
and producing their own food. The children were
involved in adding the soil and the preschool
compost to create the garden, watering, monitoring
their growth, and have then harvested their plants
to add to our cooking program.
Highly Commended: Biodiversity
Kensington
Public school
Green Wall Project
Kensington took an innovative approach to
introducing greenery at their inner city school. This
project aimed to increase biodiversity, provide
produce for the schools Kitchen Garden Club as well
as to invigorate and soften the look and feel of the
playground in an urban area. Students were involved
involvement in all aspects of the project including
planning, implementing, maintaining and promoting
vertical gardens was the key element of the project.
Energy Award
A project that has focussed on Energy saving or management in the
school
Nominees
Clovelly Public School – Climate Clever Energy Savers
(CCES)/Energy Ninjas
Winner: Energy
Clovelly Public
school
Climate Clever Energy Savers
(CCES)/Energy Ninjas Project
This project focused on Energy Saving and Greenhouse gas
reduction where unnecessary light use was the main
concern – the ‘energy ninjas’ noted unnecessary use by
other classes, request lights off in the classroom, question
unnecessary use of the SmartBoard, and requested
technology free days. Students designed their own Energy
Ninja calling cards to let other classes know that they have
visited, with feedback on their energy use. Through
teamwork and negotiation skills, Clovelly have achieved
their goals of raising awareness about energy production,
greenhouse gases, and energy reduction.
Student Leadership Award
A project that has improved the capacity of students to lead and make
change within the school
Nominees
Clovelly Public School – Climate Clever Energy Savers (CCES)/Energy
Ninjas Project
Montessori East – Leading to Sustainability Project
Randwick Public School – Waste Warriors Project
Waterford Primary School – Organic Vegetable Garden
Rose Bay Secondary College – Native Trees planter box project
Winner: Student Leadership
Clovelly Public
school
Climate Clever Energy Savers
(CCES)/Energy Ninjas Project
The involvement of the students at all levels of the CCES
project reinforced their feeling of being valued,
empowered them as school and global citizens able to
make a difference.
Students proposed the various projects and were always
involved in the input-feedback loop on decisions. The
projects were narrowed down to the energy focus of the
funding and students were involved in the selection of
the ultimate project.
Highly Commended: Student
Leadership
Montessori East
Leading to Sustainability Project
Their project draws the oldest students into
leadership roles where "peer groups" of children in
ages ranging from 6-12 work together to develop
ideas on growing food, raising animals, and managing
waste.
The diverse range of projects taken on by students
included gardening, composting, recycling, and animal
care, which were either immediately implemented or
carried over to subsequent weeks.
Workshops were provided for background skills and
knowledge, however the actions, initiatives, and work
were all student-led. It was authentic action borne
from an appreciation for nature and a sustainable
future.
Judges’ Choice –
Overall Effort
Maroubra Early
Learning Centre
Sustainable Maroubra ELC Project
The project addresses 6 steps of their Sustainability
Strategy (Reducing Electricity consumption, waste,
water use, environmental impact and implementing an
environmental purchasing policy)
The project has been very successful and relies on
involvement from staff, children and parents. The
centre has become a sustainability hub, for example,
children keep food scraps and feed the worms, and
parents are told they can dispose of their used
cartridges and toners at the centre.
Congratulations to all
our 2014
Award Recipients
Eastern
Suburbs
Sustainable
Schools
Network