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Described below are the projects undertaken by the eight participating schools. To view their finished project work click on the link provided for each school: If you do not have Acrobat Reader - click the link at the bottom of this page to get it FREE Beacon Community Junior School Working with a group of children the staff have created powerpoint material which highlights sources of waste and ways to minimize it. The presentation will be made available to the community through the Beacon Regeneration website. Building a better life click here Adobe Acrobat file - 128K Blisland Community Primary School Working on a farm for two days the children saw the problems associated with farm waste. They made a scarecrow out of waste materials. Using film taken on the farm they made a website to promote the need to reduce waste both in the local community and to visitors. The black plastic problem click here Adobe Acrobat file - 116K Fourlanesend Community Primary School Using their local environment as the source of ideas the children made a powerpoint presentation for use with teachers in other schools and for children at the school in future years. The children complimented this with posters for use in the local village during the holiday season. Race around Cornwall click here Adobe Acrobat file - 160K Menheniot Primary School The children at this school filled a gap in the Big Books available to schools with one on waste and recycling. Using original artwork drawn by the children the book was produced for use in the School in future years. The big book idea click here Adobe Acrobat file - 914K Sennen School Following an assembly to discuss recycling with parents and children the School introduced designated colour coded bins for waste collection. The children are collected waste from the local beach to use in the creation of a mural. This was photographed and used to promote the importance of reducing waste in public places together with the environmental and health and safety aspects of waste collection. Waste Collage click here Adobe Acrobat file - 128K St Mawes Community Primary School Having identified sources of waste the children created materials for a dance which will highlight the issues of waste minimization. The dance will be preformed at local carnivals during the summer and it is proposed to roll out the idea to other schools on the Roseland next year. Want-nots v Waste-its click here Adobe Acrobat file - 224K St Tudy CP Primary School The children at this school have followed the route of an object from its creation to its destruction at a recycling plant. The children used ICT to present the outcomes of the completed work, with a book and CD-ROM also produced. The journey of waste click here Adobe Acrobat file - 192K Upton Cross Community Primary School Waste management in the context of global citizenship and the important role it plays in environmental education was the project undertaken at this school. The children focused on ways to reduce and deal with waste culminating, in amongst other, things recycling bins and composters around the school grounds. Waste and the Environment click here Adobe Acrobat file - 192K  If you do not have Acrobat Reader - click here to get it FREE |
For further information Gwitha Kernow - Cherishing Cornwall, Rethinking Rubbish is a new Integrated Waste Management Strategy for Cornwall by the County Council and the six District and Borough Councils. Every year the people of Cornwall produce enough waste to fill Truro Cathedral. About recycling, Jack Chough the project mascot says, 'it can't turn frogs into princes, but recycling is still close to magic - it means taking a waste product and transforming it into something valuable.' The Schools listed opposite are playing their part by undertaking projects which enhance the children's understanding of waste management and the importance of recycling and promotes the issues in their local communities. If you would like to know more about waste management and recycling initiatives under way in Cornwall, please contact your appropriate local district/borough council: Caradon District Council www.caradon.gov.uk 01579 341000
Carrick District Council
Cornwall County Council
Kerrier District Council
North Cornwall District Council
Penwith District Council
Restormel Borough Council
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