Children and families at Menzies Creek Primary are aware of their environment and are actively involved in making a difference. Environmental Studies uses this positive attitude to foster learning and action to facilitate change. Students particpate in an environmental studies lesson once a weekw ith Mrs Ryeland.

Menzies Creek Primary School has a range of programs in place to support and promote sustainablity:

• Grade 6 Environment captains recycle paper collected by each class (after being reused)
• Tubs are placed under each drinking tap to collect excess water.
• 'Turn off' signs have been placed on all light switches
• Monitors compost all classroom and staffroom food scraps
• Removal of environmental weeds and development of native gardens
• Participation in School's Clean Up day.
• Environmental excursions (CERES, Yellingbo)
• Nude Food days (no packaging).
• Planting of school vegetable gardens
• School Council Sustainability sub-group
• The school has 3 large water tanks

Currently we are in the process of developing Menzies Farm. This will involve growing fruit and vegetables and also keeping chickens.

Tree planting at Yellingbo

Diagram of a slater

Worms from our compost

Examining the contents of different soils