talk
february 2009
11:30am - 12:15pm
Composting & Worms - [Registration Required]
Fri 20th February 09 | 11:30am - 12:15pm
Play Dome
hosted by | Nillumbik Shire Council, Edendale Environmental Education
This activity focuses on reducing waste to landfill by encouraging students to compost and worm farm their organic waste. Students are introduced to some minibeasts, specifically worms and how they help to reduce waste to landfill by recycling food and garden scraps. Students get to hold a worm, see a worm egg sac and find out about its lifecycle.
Please register for this event.
Education Day opens the Festival on Friday 20th February and is open to schools that have registered in advance. Upon registration, each school chooses their preferred program.
See Education Day page for details on how to register and make this event part of your school's program.
This event has been developed for Primary students.
Carolyn Shurey & Carolyn Pickburn
Carolyn Shurey has been working as a teacher for over twenty years. She has been working in the feild of environmental education for the past seven years and is passionate about helping others, especially chidren, to become excited about the little things that can be done to reduce our impact on the environment. Carolyn Pickburn has been working in the field of environmental education for over 5 years.
Both Carolyns work for Nillumbik Shire Council as Environmental Education Officers. They are based at Edendale Farm Community Environment Centre which offers hands on and experiential excursion opportunities for Primary and Secondary school groups