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Electric lighting burns up to 25% of the average home energy budget (eartheasy.com/live_energyyeff_lighting.htm)

CFLs (compact fluorescent lamps) and LEDs (light emitting diodes): typically use about 25%-80% less energy than traditional incandescent and can last 3-25 times longer  (energy.gov)

Imagine your household and how many lights are on every night, each light bulb costing you money as well as using more energy in turn harming our environment.

Strategies:
- Switching to more energy efficient light bulbs; such as LED's and CFL's
- Utilising sunlight rather than artificial lighting
- Using timer's that automatically switch off lights.

Implementing these strategies in the school as well as encourage students to implement them at home will converse energy.

In the classroom teaching students the impact that lights/light bulbs have on our environment will provide and teach them ways to help rather than harm.

Connecting light bulbs to solar power will also converse energy

There are some places to even recycle old light bulbs. e.g. Ikea which have marked recycling bins.

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Recycling is important in creating a sustainable world. Human waste creates huge negative impacts on the natural environment. Recycling reduces pollution and also reduces the need for new materials to be produced/created which helps for natural environments to be preserved.
Whole school approaches
- talks/ excursions
Free Programs
- cash for cans
- battery world school recyling program
-cartridges 4 planet ark
- mobile muster
- national television and computer recycling scheme
Waste Audit for whole school
-classes or year group compete against the school to create the least amount of waste
- whole school tries to get lower waste production each month.
prizes given to the class or year level with least amount of waste.
Life Lessons
- reduces pollutions
-recycling creates jobs
- saves energy and reduces greenhouse gas emissions
-recycling reduces the waste that goes into land fill
- saves natural resources.
Teaching the imporatnce of recycling and how to recycling creates a more clean and sustainable world for future generations.

http://schoolsrecycle.planetark.org/documents/doc-885-recycling-system-guide-final.pdf
www.recycling-guide.org.uk/importance.html
http://www.recycleworks.org/schools/schoolpgm.html
http://schoolsrecycle.planetark.org/

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Sustainable Energy

Solar Panels

Great way to include sustainable energy in schools is through solar power. Students will be observing their schools approach on renewable energy and see how it affects their lives and learn how it can have an impact on their community awareness of renewable energy. Renewable energy is a fast growing part in the world and economy. Including solar power in schools means the future is valuable for the students we have today. This is a great opportunity for schools that are funded by the government. It fits in perfect with the government program on financial basis.

Benefits of having Solar panels

·         Opportunity to teach students about sustainable energy.

·         Solar power creates no pollution

·         Environmentally it’s the most clean and green energy

·         Solar energy is renewable and sustainable, to protect the environment.

·         Does not need any fuel

·         No pollution to the air where many other forms electrical generation does.

·         No contribution to global warming, it helps decrease harmful green house gas emissions.

·         No ongoing cost for the power it generates, once it is installed there are no other costs. Economic benefit

Action plan for school approach

School can apply for NSSP (National solar schools program) that is a Commonwealth Government initiative that provides grants up to $50,000 for solar panels and other energy.

Relation to real life

·         Teaches students about sustainable energy sources

·         Create more jobs

·         Create community awareness

·         Saves the school money that can be used on other parts of students education

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A veggie patch within a school environment, allows students to control waste management, by only growing and planting the food in which they need and will use, reducing the amount of food wastage as a result of over-purchasing at the supermarket and changing food plans. Students learn what plants need to grow, and how to care for a garden, teaching them to respect their surroundings. Students gain a sense of achievement, and ownership as they have invested the time in planting, and caring for the plants, with this comes pride and excitement as they watch their plants grow and are able to eat them.

Connections to Sustainability:

Less processed food is brought into schools, as one day a week could be set aside for cooking with the vegetables grown.

Students learn the value of environment care and respect.

Information is passed on, regarding over-purchasing and to only buy what you will use.

Limiting wastage.

Economically cheaper to plant and grow own vegetables rather than buying them.

Socially combined project, working collaboratively with others to gain knowledge, understanding and skills.

How it it Adapted to Real Life?

Students learn how to plant and care for a garden, that they can use later in life to plant their own vegetables.

Students become mindful of their surrounding environment, and have the understanding and knowledge to respect and care for it.

Students implement what they have learnt, by only buying what they will use, so that wastage is reduced.

Save money, by planting them yourself, and gives a sense of pride and achievement.

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Rain Water Tank: http://www.iwra.org/congress/resource/abs636_article.pdf
The purpose of having a water tank at school is to minimise water consumption and allow students to learn about the importance of water management. Rainwater if collected correctly, is extremely pure and often tastes a lot nicer than regular drinking water.
Connection to Sustainability
-Less town water consumption
-Reduces plastic bottle use in schools
The ‘Rainwater Tank in Schools Project’ focused on Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD) objectives and employed best practice with benefits including cost savings, learning opportunities as well as the environmental benefits.
The aims of the project included:

• Economic – saving money on water bills, promoting the recognition of externalities, avoiding infrastructure development

• Social – considering policies and guidelines, building student capacity, promoting student ownership

• Environmental – promoting efficient resource use, promoting efficient water use, maintaining resource integrity, protecting environmental health
Action Plan for a whole school approach:
-Students could fundraise through a fete that involves the community or just through games/food selling etc between the students over a period of time to fundraise towards the water tank.
-Students could create a veggie garden completely watered by the tank/s
-No plastic bottles, bring your own refillable bottle or use the fountains connected to the tanks
How it is adapted to real life
-Students will learn about how cost effective a water tank is and possibly invest in one in their own home one day
-Teaches the importance of conserving water (a water tank only holds so much so you have to use it wisely)
-Encourages other sustainable practices such as eliminating plastic bottle waste
-If students fundraised the tank it gives them a sense of pride and ownership for their work?
Other water saving ideas
-Installing sub-metres to monitor water consumption in the school
-Waterless urinals
-Biomax toilet system: Waste is treated from a Subsurface drip irrigation which is installed under the school lawns and garden beds.
-Sensors on taps that only turn on when hands are touching them
-Adding soil improvers that require less water to enrich the grass across ovals
Stakeholders involved:
-Students
-School Committee team to organise if the tank was fundraised
-local community if there was a fundraiser
-Teachers
-Possibly local council? for approval etc
Other useful links
https://www.watercorporation.com.au/home/education/waterwise-schools-program

http://det.wa.edu.au/curriculumsupport/sustainableschools/detcms/portal/

http://www.eisau.com.au/blog/sustainability-in-schools-water/

http://www.environment.gov.au/about-us/publications/archive#water

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Car Pooling - http://atrf.info/papers/2010/2010_Astle_Simmons.pdf
Carpooling is commonly understood as occurring when several people or their children travel together in one privately-owned vehicle, sharing the costs and often taking turns to drive.This method also aids in  reducing traffic and parking congestion.
How it is connected to sustainability:
Environmental: Reduces air pollution (greenhouse gas and car emissions)
Economical: Saves money - cars, fuel, road costs.
Social:
Action plan incorporation in a whole school approach:
RideShare: This is based on a university, however could be adapted to schooling approach - safety would be main concern.
https://www.newcastle.edu.au/current-students/campus-environment/transport-and-parking/carpooling
Real life lessons learnt from this (how it promotes a more sustainable future): Reducing car emissions, keeping air clean for humans to breathe, etc.

Ride/Walk to school days - https://goodhabitsforlife.act.gov.au/fresh-tastes/rwts-home
https://yourmove.org.au/schools/
How it is connected to sustainability: Reducing of emissions and healthy living (longer, healthier futures).
Environmental: Reduces air pollution (greenhouse gas and car emissions)
Economical: Saves money - cars, fuel, road costs.
Social: Encourages and promotes exercise/ healthy living and choices.
Action plan incorporation in a whole school approach: See link for current programs being run by ACT government.
WA Program: https://www.bwa.org.au/riding-to-school/
Physical Activity Program, AUST: http://paf.org.au/programs/ride-or-walk-to-school/
Real life lessons learnt from this (how it promotes a more sustainable future): Physically - healthier life.
Gas emissions - as mentioned above.

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