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Encourage your school or class to get involved in the Score Points for the Environment
during Keep Australia Beautiful Week.
By following the environmentally positive
activities listed in this section, your class will be helping to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions, waste to landfill and protect our natural resources.
Example activities to earn points at school include running a MobileMuster to recycle old or broken mobile phones, batteries and chargers, reusing and recycling empty printer cartridges through a local Cartridge World collection program, becoming an energy efficient and water-wise classroom, holding a zero waste lunch day at your school and much more.
Preschools and Primary Schools nationally that are registered with Scholastic Book
Clubs will receive a Teacher’s Resource Kit in July. 'A Create a Sustainable Garden'
competition is also being run as part of this so see further below for details as to how
your preschool or primary school can get involved.
 
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| National Primary School Competition |
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Win books, water conservation tools, native plants and even a visit by Don Burke!
Keep Australia Beautiful, together with Scholastic Book Clubs, is running a Score Points
for the Environment classroom challenge and 'Create a Sustainable Garden' competition
for primary schools nationally to help celebrate Keep Australia Beautiful Week. |
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Score Points for the Environment classroom challenge
To get involved in the Score Points for the Environment classroom challenge, get
involved in the environmental activities in your classroom to earn points towards the 100
point goal.
Teachers registered with Scholastic Book Clubs will receive a classroom Resource Kit
and tracking poster in July 2008. If your class is not currently registered with Scholastic
phone 1800 021 233 for your FREE kit. |
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Create a Sustainable Garden competition
Learn about sustainable gardens and as a final project challenge, design one for your
school. There are four grade-specific categories, so entries from every class can be
judged fairly. |
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A book and resource collection, courtesy of Scholastic Book Clubs,
valued at $500
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A rain gauge and flow meter, courtesy of Grundfos Pumps, together
valued at $90 |
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10 Water Tubes™ (unique eco-friendly watering devices), courtesy of Native |
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Growth Holdings, together valued at $80. |
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| PLUS, the overall winner (as chosen by celebrity gardener Don Burke) will receive: |
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Native plants to the value of $1000 and a further 10 Water Tubes™, courtesy of
Native Growth Holdings
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Water pump product, courtesy of Grundfos Pumps, to the value of $800 |
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A visit from Don Burke to help your class get started on their sustainable garden. |
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