This document summarizes the creation of an All Weather Recycling Station at Mangakahia Area School by a group of students. It details how the station was designed by Darone Diamond and built by the Year 12/13 Education for Sustainability class over several weeks. This involved planning, fundraising, building, landscaping, and hosting an opening ceremony. The recycling station aims to promote sustainability within the school and was a collaborative effort between students, teachers, and local organizations.

1. All Weather Recycling StationCreating a Sustainable Future at Mangakahia Area School

3. How did we get this:

4. From this?

5. It all began with this guy:Darone DiamondThe designer of the All Weather Recycling Station.

6. And these people:The Year 12/13 Education for Sustainability Class

7. Our Working PartyDylan Tohu, Darone Diamond, Ryan Hall, Keegan Walker, Trei Mackie, Erin Murphy, Michelle Nielsen. Absent: Kayla Piri, Te Atawhai Marsh.

8. In Partnership with:

9. IndividualsMr Coram – wood technology teacher

10. Ms Semenoff – Education for Sustainability teacher

11. Year 12/13 Education for Sustainability Class

12. Students within Mangakahia Area School

13. Staff

14. MASEE group

15. Mrs Stead - Principal

16. Board of Trustees of Mangakahia Area SchoolIn partnership with:Organisations Northland Regional Council – Susan Botting

17. Whangarei District Council – Sharon Morgan – Mangakahia Ward CouncillorSo what was our Vision/Goal & what was our Mission?

18. Vision/Goal:Dealing with rubbish and refuse at Mangakahia Area School in a positive way to uphold the values of enviroschools and allow us to become a Minimal Waste Organisation that will contribute to a sustainable future within our school.

19. Mission:We will encourage students within Mangakahia Area School to accept ownership and guardianship (kaitiaki) throughout Mangakahia Area School, so they will display positive attitudes that will assist in creating a minimal waste future for the school and contribute towards a sustainable future.

20. How did it all begin?

21. As far as we can tell we think that Darone’s thought process was something like this:

23. And so the All Weather Recycling Station was born

24. We then had to decide:How does this action relate to the 4 Aspects of Sustainability?

25. Diagram showing 4 Aspects of SustainabilityAnd the Interdependence between them.EnvironmentalThe 4 Aspects of SustainabilityCulturalSocialEconomical

26. This whole school will be involved in this action as will individuals from outside the school, creating links between the different year groups within Mangakahia Area School and links with organisations and the community outside Mangakahia Area School.Social

27. EconomicalWe have done this as a school project and through that we have been able to apply for funding and financial aid to assist in our project. We are also budgeting and logging all expenses in a ledger book.EnvironmentalThis action will focus the school towards becoming more sustainable and will implement a more sustainable recycling system within our school.CulturalTangata whenua ‘The cleaners of the land’ and kaitiaki –‘Guardianship of the school and land’ will also be very important to us while planning and implementing this action. Landscaping began

29. Which also meant that the paperwork and hours of collaborative discussion began

31. Then the building began

32. Profiling and boxing were the first steps

34. Then came the concreting

36. Meanwhile I was concentrating on my personal action of Promoting the All Weather Recycling Station. This involved organising the Opening Day Ceremony of the All Weather Recycling Station.

37. This involved creating posters and flyers and talking to the different classes

38. Criteria for Wearable ArtsWearable Arts Competition

39. Programme for Opening of All Weather Recycling Station

41. Meanwhile…The builders were building and furnishing the All Weather Recycling Station

43. And roofing

45. Then the planting and landscaping took place

47. Then finally after weeks of designing, concreting, building, furnishing and landscaping…

48. The All Weather Recycling Station was complete!

49. Then Opening Day was upon us

51. Opening Day was a huge success

52. All our hard work had paid off

53. A special thanks to all the people who helped us with any and all aspect of creating the All Weather Recycling Station

54. Thank you

55. Thank you

56. A big thank you to Mrs Stead and the Board of Trustees

57. Thanks also toCharlieMr SmithBrian BennetMr Dee

58. Thanks must also go to:Waimarie Nurseries&Northland PlantsFor their kind donations of Native Plants