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Arbor Grove squirms its way to a sustainable future!

 
Arbor Grove Primary School in Ellenbrook, WA was one of the first 10 schools across Australia (and one of two in WA) to be awarded a grant from the Teachers Environment Fund. The school is built in a new area where water-efficiency has been a key objective. The school aims to build on that community awareness and environmentally responsible approach. 

With their grant five worm farms were set up and are operated by the children from the five early childhood classes (aged 3 to 5). The children use the scraps from their daily ‘fruit time’ as well as other waste from the classrooms to feed the worm farms. The compost generated is used to fertilise a veggie patch, and embed the concepts of recycling and composting as part of the children’s first schooling experience. 
        
     

Other previous recipients: 

• Acacia Hill School (NT) for a garden project ($1,000)
• Alcoota School (NT) for a water saving project ($3,000) 
• Bates Drive Public School (NSW) for an energy saving project ($3,993) 
• Belmont High School (NSW) for a recycling initiative ($1,500)
• Black Mountain School (ACT) for native tree propagation ($3,447)
• Bulli Public School (NSW) for worm farms ($800)
• Clairgate Public School (NSW) to develop a sustainable garden ($3,000)
• Crystal Creek Public School ( NSW) to develop a sustainable garden ($4,654)
• Coonabarabran High School (NSW) for an indigenous garden ($1,770)
• Dorchester E.T.O, (NSW) for a sustainable garden ($5,000)
• Eden Hill Primary School (WA) for native tree planting ($1,515)
• Eden Marine High School (NSW) for bird safe bins ($4,992)
• Erskine Park High School (NSW) for a water harvesting project ($4,925)
• Geurie Public School (NSW) to develop a sustainable garden ($3,000)
• Gordon West Public School (NSW) for a learnscape project ($4853)
• Gowrie Primary School (ACT) for a rainwater tank and its installation ($4,123)
• Hammondville Public School (NSW) for a planting project ($700)
• Iluka Public School (NSW) for a sustainable garden and recycling project ($3,104)
• James Erskine Public School (NSW) for a biodiversity project ($1,500)
• Latham Primary School (ACT) for an indigenous garden ($1,040)
• Mount Terry Public School (NSW) for a habitat project ($2,550) 
• Reid Preschool (ACT) for a kinderARTgarden ($2,435)
• Rydalmere Public School (NSW) to promote biodiversity ($4,000)
• Tennant Creek High School (NT) to develop a sustainable garden ($4,000)
   

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