BeachPatrol schools program
Educating our students today will lead to a better tomorrow
Educating our students today will lead to a better tomorrow
BeachPatrol regularly visits primary and secondary schools. We host educational sessions focussing on plastic litter and its impact on the environment and marine life
We can also take students out on a beach or street litter survey experience. During these exercises the students work in small groups along the beach or street to record the litter count and type using BeachPatrol survey sheets.
At the end of the survey the sheets are collated and the students spend time categorising and documenting the litter picked up in that session. This provides a great opportunity for raising awareness and helps inform how to cut back on common problem waste items.
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| Activity Date | School Name | School Grade | No Students | Event Desc | Image |
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| 21 Jun 2016 | Albert Park Secondary | Year 9 | 10 | Discussed with the students about plastic in our society and its consequences on beaches and marine life. We thn took the students out on to a beach and performed a litter survey, counting and categorising the items in to 14 categories. From this more common plastic items could be identified. |
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| 18 Jun 2015 | Melbourne Girls Grammer | Year 9 | 12 | This was part of an multi-school day for the girls to come together learn about different vocations and career jobs. BeachPatrol joined Fam of the Ecocentre to teach the girls about the basics of plastic production and the environmental problems of plastics. |
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