Sustainability

As a school, we embed sustainability into the curriculum and all aspects of our planning, implementation and school practices. We have a Sustainability Team with members who meet to discuss environmental issues both at school and across the world and discuss ways that we can protect our environment, improve our practices and reduce the use of valuable resources.

They build their own knowledge and present to their class and at assemblies to encourage their peers and the wider community to care for the environment and reduce, reuse, recycle and rethink. They initiate events and activities throughout the year to educate and encourage us all to be resource smart and sustainable.

Further actions to reduce, reuse and recycle include:

• Installation of a number of solar panels
• Installation of LED lighting throughout the school
• Whole school recycling program
• Encourage students to use reusable lunch order bags for canteen
• Encourage students to use keep cups 
• Collecting food scraps for composting and for our chickens
• ‘No Bins Outside’ policy

Each year KWPS students can take part in the following initiatives:

• Walk to School Day
• National Ride 2 School Day
• Kids Teaching Kids @ Yea Wetlands
• Clean up Australia Day

Gardens

At KWPS we encourage volunteer programs that can bring the school community together.

Parents that are keen to volunteer and take pride in their schools grounds and gardens are welcome to assist with the gardens.

A variety of tasks allows everyone to feel comfortable, no skill is required and it is a great opportunity to find the green thumb you never knew you had!

All volunteers must have a working with children’s check and sign in at the school office.

This is a great way to meet parents and support the school.