How inspired are your students to engage in future sustainability action?
How effective were the components of this kit?
Please provide 2+ examples of student voice on the kit's impact on them
I would like to do more for the beach by picking up rubbish everytime we go to the beach- Pippi. Take 3 for the Sea is a movement we read about when we were doing further study to do with our Sea Cleaners kit. We now all want to pick up 3 bits of litter to help our seas/oceans- Olly. The whole class noticed that lots of the litter was adult litter (alcohol cans/bottles) and were sad that adults were not making the right choices either. They were all pretty adamant they would not be dumping litter when they were older!
Which kit components were the most impactful and why?
Seeing all the litter spread out back at school, then seeing it analysed on the poster and seeing what it is, where it came from and how much of it was plastic!
How many bags of rubbish did your class collect?
1 very full bag (we condensed them!)
How has this kit impacted your class culture toward whenua ora (land wellness) and sustainability?
We discussed that Kai Iwi Beach may have had less litter possibly only because it is windy and exposed and may have been washed or or blown into the sea! They were disgusted to see all the litter in a pile and seemed very keen to be good Kiwis who look after the land/sea.
What is the legacy this kit will leave behind on your learners?
It fits perfectly with our Green Care Code which is the environment. We have 4 groups in our school. One is Waiora so all the kids are pretty familiar with sustainability. This kit reinforced why we need to do the right thing and the impact on our planet if we don't!
How high was student engagement throughout this kit?
What was the latitude and longitude of your clean up? (from Sea Cleaners poster)
Lat 39.9, Long 174.9
What was your cleanup location type?
Beach
Which of the following types did your class collect?
Plastic Bag, Food Wrappers, Household Waste, Tin Cans, Toys
What was the most interesting piece of rubbish found and why?
A squishy toy? Where did it come from, is there a sad child out there!?