It’s safe to say BISL 2026 sustainability day was a success! Students participated in activities to help make our school a more sustainable place and to learn how to adopt more eco-friendly habits.
The proposal group spent the day thinking of ideas that contribute to our community. “The proposal group could potentially come up with ideas for new sustainable actions that could overall help not only our school but our entire community” says Ms. Spindler, one of the proposal group mentors.
The mural group created beautiful flowers and intricate weaving designs out of plastic bags. They crocheted, knitted and weaved to turn an often-discarded polluter into beautiful art.
The up-cycling group turned pieces of fabrics from old clothes into bean bags for nursery and the PE department. They’ve shown us that a new purpose can be found for anything! “Sustainability day is important because we need to teach people that there are main issues that are happening on the world” says Ms. Kerr who was a part of the up-cycling group, “and there are future kids that are going to change it.” It’s important to educate about these issues as how are future generations “going to change it if they are not aware of it”.
A new activity was added this year with the birdwatching group. A great opportunity to appreciate and learn about nature along with an expert who helped them spot the birds. They were originally walking along the Sava to find birds, but they also observed other wildlife like squirrels!
The cycling group not only had fun riding their bikes but also learnt how to change tires and maintain their eco-friendly means of transportation. The students in the cycling group learned that it’s important to do whatever little things you can to help the environment.
