Eco-Curriculars at Knox Academy

At Knox Academy, we value the environment in our local community and in the wider world. We feel that it is important for young people to engage with environmental issues, which have an impact on our present and undoubtedly on our future. For this reason, there are two environmental clubs at Knox Academy in which students can get involved: the Eco-Committee and the Green Team.

The Eco-Committee is a student and staff group which works to implement positive environmental changes within Knox Academy and the school community. The committee meets once a week on Tuesdays at lunch time in Miss Laudi's room (T1.2) to organise environmental initiatives like awareness campaigns, donation drives, and our ever popular Eco-Week.

The Green Team is Knox Academy's recycling club and we meet every Wednesday at lunch time in Miss Laudi's room (T1.2). We get together once a week to empty recycling from classrooms around the school and we work on other projects throughout the year too. We have an amazing group of students in S1-S4 who are already involved and we always welcome new members!

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For further information or if you would like to contribute to these groups, please contact Miss Laudi.

Environment News

ECO-WEEK EVENT 3: PLASTIC-FREE BEAUTY TUTORIAL
Published: Tue 5 Mar 2019

If you're interested in reducing the amount of plastic you use in your daily routine, but you're not quite sure how, then the Knox Eco-Committee's Plastic-Free Beauty Tutorial is just the thing for you! We'll be bringing in a wide range of plastic-free products to show you how we use them and to inspire you to make some eco-friendly swaps! We'll be talking about plastic-free toothpaste, shampoos, moisturizers, deodorants, lip balms, make up remover, and much more! The workshop will take place at 1:20pm in Miss Laudi's room at lunch time on Monday 11 March. We encourage all interested students and staff to come along with your lunch and a pal!

ECO-WEEK EVENT 2: FILM CLUB SCREENING OF WALL•E
Published: Mon 4 Mar 2019

For Eco-Week, the Knox Eco-Committee and Film Club are collaborating to put on a screening of the animated Pixar film WALL-E.  The film follows a "waste allocation" robot who is alone on Earth because it has been abandoned by humans due to the sheer volume of rubbish and waste left behind. Unexpectedly, WALL-E embarks on a space adventure that just may save the future of humankind. Intrigued? You can watch the trailer here. If you would like to watch the film next week in the library during Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday lunch times, please collect a form from Mrs. Gourley. 

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