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Schools Education

Daventry District Council works closely with the Northamptonshire Waste Education Team, providing support of Waste, Recycling and Environmental educational initiatives across the District, and regularly presents educational sessions (assemblies/workshops) to schools within the area.

As of December 2005 twenty six schools (75%) had been visited, with 4393 pupils involved in the assembly/workshop activities. The Waste Education Bus visited twenty three (60%) of schools, with 1500 pupils taking part in a session on the bus, and 159 pupils from two Daventry schools have visited the Waste Education Centre.

The seven borough and district councils in Northamptonshire, in partnership with Northamptonshire County Council, also support the Waste Education Team, who deliver the Slim Your Bin @ School project. The aim of this project is to raise awareness to all school children about waste as an issue and the importance of the waste reduction, reuse and recycling. The Slim Your Bin @ School Project consists of four main elements detailed below.

For more information on any of these elements please contact the relevant member of the team or visit www.slimyourbinatschool.co.uk

Compost4fun


http://compost4fun.recyclenow.com/.

Race is on to recycle old Yellow Pages directories and create new woodland


School children across Daventry District are joining in the race to recycle old Yellow Pages directories and help increase woodland in England - one of the least wooded countries in Europe.

Please click here for more information on Yellow Pages

Schools In house Recycling


Why not set up your own recycling system in your school?

This service has been developed to provide children of all ages with practical experience of recycling by setting up recycling in their own school.

Schools which participate will benefit from:

 

  • A waste audit.
  • Advice on recycling services provided by your local council
  • Advice on how to set up and manage your recycling system
  • All internal equipment including recycling bins
  • Posters and promotional materials
  • Dedicated officer support
  • Internet based Recycling League Tables to enter into monthly competitions.

 

For more information contact the Schools Recycling Co-ordinator.
Please note: This service is not available to all schools, please ask a member of the team

Telephone: 01604 237633

Waste Education Sessions for Schools


Planned and delivered by a fully qualified teacher, available for lessons, full school assemblies and special projects.

Sessions are developed to meet your class/school needs and are very practical to encourage participation and lively discussion.

Sessions meet the requirements of the curriculum and are available for Key Stages 1-4 (ages 5-18).

The Waste Education Officer is available to provide ‘do it yourself’ schemes of work, take inset days and give advice on how to fit waste as an issue into the curriculum.

All sessions are free of charge

 

( A small charge will apply to Independent and Privately Funded Schools. Ask for details)

For more information or bookings contact the Schools Waste Education Officer.

Telephone: 01604 237633

The Northampton Waste Education Centre


Free of charge visits for children and community groups aged 5—100!

  • Specialising in Key Stages 3+4 and sixth form sessions Take part in challenging debates about waste in Northamptonshire
  • Learn about types of materials recycled and composted Or visit Barnwell Country Park ‘Recycling & Nature’s Recyclers’. It includes a half day session about waste recycling and a half day session linking the recycling messages with nature in the park. A small charge will apply for Barnwell.
  • Tour the recycling factory where Northampton’s household waste is sorted for recycling
All sessions are tailored for your specific needs and age groups

For more information contact the Waste Education Centre Co-ordinator.

Telephone: 01604 237633

The Waste Education Bus


This unique learning experience can be booked to bring the waste awareness message to your school free of charge ( A small charge will apply for Independent and Privately Funded Schools. Ask for details)

The bus includes fun and interactive games:

  • How green are you?
  • The wheel of waste
  • The sorting game
Come and visit the onboard wormery and ‘Compost Corner’.

The bus also has an interactive IT suite where children can enjoy CD-ROM exercises covering:

  • Composting
  • Glass recycling
  • Waste Sorting
Aimed at Key Stage 2 and can be adapted for special needs.

For more information contact the Waste Education Bus Co-ordinator.

Telephone: 01604 237633