Secondary School Visits
Oxfordshire's Secondary Schools take up the Waste Challenge!
Our new Wild Waste Show Outreach Officer, Gemma Smith, is here to work with your Secondary School to take action on waste.
Gemma delivers assemblies and curriculum-linked workshops for all ages, and supports school councils with their waste and recycling projects.
Have you ever carried outa Waste Audit in your school?
Gemma can help your school to look at a cross section of the school's average waste output (excluding canteen).
By dividing the rubbish into different materials, you can highlight how much waste the school produces and easily see how much can be recylced. A waste audit can be used when working towards eco-school status.
For more information or to book an initial visit, contact Gemma Smith
Curriculum Linked Workshops
The Chocolate Game
This high participation game allows the students to take on the role of traders and farmers within the chocolate trade and discover the benefits of ethical shopping.
Curriculum links: KS3
Geography - 4a, b; 6a, h, I
Citizenship – 1i
Food Miles
Students learn about the impact of ‘food miles’ (how far their food has travelled) on the environment, with a focus on global warming. Students then have to design a meal, looking at possible compromises when considering food miles, Fairtrade and organic produce.
Curriculum links: KS3
Geography – 3a; 4a, b
Citizenship – 2a
Landfill Debate
Students represent different community groups. By considering the pros and cons relevant to their group students have to devise an argument to be presented at a planning meeting.
Curriculum links: KS3
English – En1: 1a, d, e; 2b, c, e, f; 3b, c, e; 8a; 9a, c
Geography – 1e, 5a, b, 6j
Citizenship – 3a, c
Alternative Energy Debate
Students take on the role of an alternative energy company, collating evidence to deliver a proposal in support of their ideas to secure
Government funds.
Curriculum links: KS3
English – En1: 1a, d, e; 2b, c, e, f; 3b, c, e; 8a; 9a, c
Geography – 5a, b; 6j, k
Citizenship – 3c
Science – Sc4: 5a, c
Recycled Paper Making (seasonal e.g. Easter, Christmas)
Students make their own piece of recycled paper, either to take home or to use in future projects. They get the opportunity to put their creativity to the test by creating a design entirely out of rubbish.
Curriculum links: KS3
Art and design – 2b; 4a
Can Craft
Drawing on the reuse message, pupils look at how developing countries, using their ingenuity, create useful items out of what we would consider rubbish. They then have the chance to create a model from aluminium cans and other scrap items.
Curriculum links: KS3
Art – 4a; 5c,d
Design and technology – 1b, e; 3c
Anti – Litter Pub Quiz
In a picture round, music round and general knowledge round teams compete to find out just how much they know about litter.
Curriculum links: KS3
PHSE – 4g, h
Citizenship – 1i; 2a
I can come to the school for class workshops and/or work closely with the school council to set up a recycling scheme and work towards Eco-schools Green Flag Award (www.eco-schools.org.uk). Eco-schools is a great way of structuring ideas to achieve results on a variety of topics such as ‘global perspective’, ‘healthy living’, ‘waste and recycling’. Working towards the Green Flag not only allows recognition of the good work the children put in but should ultimately save the school money and improve the surrounding environment.
