Dear WildED, Both classes have been fully engaged in a sustainability unit which culminated in the action plan to reduce our school's garbage. Throughout the process they have been making presentations to both staff and students to increase their motivation to fully participate in our overall goal. They have taken (WildED's) carbon footprint test and committed to at least one more action to reduce their mark on the world. They have done an amazing job and have already been recognized by the Vancouver School Board for their amazing efforts. Once again, we thoroughly enjoyed our (WildED) program and would love to hear about your programs next year. Take care and thanks, Grade 4/5 Classroom Teachers, Queen Alexandra Elementary School, Vancouver

1. “Our trip with WildED gave us a reason to work
hard at the sometimes inconvenient and
tedious tasks like recycling and composting.
These students are committed at heart to
change the world. Thank you.”
Grade 4/5 Classroom Teachers from
Queen Alexandra Elementary School

2. This slideshow documents the creation of an Action Plan that the
grade 4/5 classes of Queen Alexandra Elementary came up with
to answer the following question:
“How can we reduce the amount of garbage
that our school puts into the landfill?”

3. Seeing the landfill up close. Very sad.

4. Gathering committee info for our Community Bulletin Board

5. Labelling compost buckets for every classroom and locations
throughout the school

6. Creating a ‘Reusables Depository’ for the school

7. Charting garbage and recycling practices
throughout the school

8. Recycle!

9. Researching different bins and buckets to help
us collect and sort items for recycling

10. Preparing a presentation to educate our school
community about energy conservation

11. Making labels and posters to remind our
community to turn off the lights!

12. Writing a proposal to sell stainless steel water bottles in
order to decrease plastic into our school

13. Calling experts to gather information. Scary!

14. Talking to the experts about healthy compost

15. One of our entries in the Urban Impact Recycling
poster contest

16. Making 'Wonder Boxes' for Garbage Free Day

17. Wonder Box compartments will hold dry glue stickes,
foil wrappers, cellophane and other items
not normally put into our Blue Boxes

18. Wonder Box

19. Sorting area

20. Collecting wet paper towels to be added to our
garden compost

21. One day's worth of paper towels! Rescued from the
landfill and on the way to the garden compost!

22. Plastic bags and wrapping to be recycled!

23. A beautiful sight...no garbage!

24. Some of the items diverted from the landfill in one
day! The end result was a small handful of actual
garbage!