2. 2016 Sustainability Awards
Categories
High schools
Primary schools
Early childcare centres
Student leadership
Criteria
Creativity and innovation
Educational and environmental outcomes
Project’s reach through school/childcare
Student involvement and leadership

3. Nominees Montessori East - Green Gradz
Rose Bay Secondary College - Hardy Street Harvest
Family Day Care Sydney Wide (Randwick) –
Bush Tucker Garden
Clovelly Public School - Waste Warriors
Maroubra Bay Public School - Recycling Reprogramming

4. High School WINNER

5. Rose Bay Secondary College
Winner High School Category
Rose Bay Secondary College
Hardy Street Harvest is a project undertaken by students with special needs
Students maintain a 7-bed worm farm and sell worm tea in reused milk bottles
Funds raised by selling worm tea were used to create a herb and vegetable garden
Garden is maintained by the children and the produce is sold, generating more funds for the project

6. Primary School WINNER

7. Clovelly public school
Winner Primary School Category
Clovelly public school
Waste Warriors is an SRC initiative that has been recently implemented school-wide
Students carry out waste and energy audits
Rewards system for students who clean up the playground and recycle
Raised funds at a World Environment Day event and held a Fossil Fuel-Free Friday for Earth Hour
Mobile phone recycling collection

8. Early Childhood WINNER

9. Family day care Sydney wide – Randwick south Sydney
Winner Early Childhood Centre Category
Family day care Sydney wide – Randwick south Sydney
The Bush Tucker Garden project is part of a wider program that explores local indigenous cultures at the centre
Six raised garden beds are looked after by children aged from 12 months to 3 years old
Recycled bush rocks used
Children helped plant the seedlings and are learning to care for them
Learning about the cycle of growing and food production

10. Student Leadership WINNER

11. Montessori east Winner Student Leadership Category
Green Gradz is a Year 6 student initiative aimed to raise funds to support a Thai orphanage
Students worked at an orphanage in Thailand and recognised the need to fund more teachers
Students formed an organic fruit & vegetable distribution business, with the help of parents
Students order, receive and divide food into boxes that are sold to the community
The monthly profits of the business pays the salary of a Thai teacher

12. Judges Award WINNER

13. Maroubra bay public school
Winner Judge’s Award Category
Maroubra bay public school
Recycling Reprogramming is a waste initiative by the SRC to address the misuse of rubbish bins across the school
SRC students wanted to put REDUCE REUSE RECYCLE high on the school’s agenda
The students developed a cost plan and are conducting an education program across the school
Students undertook a fundraising initiative to pay for recycling upgrades
The campaign gained momentum across the school featuring in the newsletter and school assembly

14. Congratulations to all our 2016 award recipients!