Columba College has received 'Enviroschool' status. This means that the school is showing concern for the environment in the way that it runs. For example, located around the school are blue bins for the disposal of paper. These are collected each week by the Environment Committee, and all the paper is put in a big bin for collection by Envirowaste. Instead of going into a landfill, it is bundled up by and Otago Paper Recyclers and shipped overseas for recycling into various other paper products such as corrugate for cardboard, and 'new' paper made from 60% recycled materials.

But… can we do anything here at school with the paper we collect?

Unknown at this stage – this section will be completed when the actual class to be taught is known and the unit will be refined accordingly to build of students past experiences (prior understandings/competencies)

KEY COMPETENCIES:

Using language symbols and text – specific to curriculum areas, literacy, numeracy

Managing self – appropriate time management, use of materials and equipment to ensure the completion of a creative and quality outcomes

Relating to others – group/ shared tasks, particularly in practical activities

Thinking – specific to curriculum area i.e. technological process

Participating and contributing – constructive contribution to class and activities

VALUES:

Students will be encouraged to value

Excellence – through scaffolded sequential tasks, hands-on experience, and opportunities to practice skills and demonstrate understanding of technological and art-making processes, plus experience with high-quality exemplars

Innovation, inquiry and curiosity – through experimentation, learning experiences based around an 'every-day' technological product, and through variety in creative outcomes

Diversity – through looking at papers as creative expressions of different cultures – Japanese, Māori, Pacific Island 'Tapa' cloth, paper industries in NZ, and individual interpretations of the project theme(s)

Equity – through equal access to equipment, materials and resources

Community and participation – through sharing responsibility for management of equipment, materials and resources in the classroom context

Ecological sustainability – through using recycled materials, and examining the wider context of consumption and recycling

Integrity – through classroom conduct and commitment to the production of high quality technological products, artworks and artefacts.

LEGEND Areas by colour