Up2me for kids at school gives you ideas on how to live more sustainably. This means that by signing on, you will learn how to reduce your waste, energy use, car travel and water use. You will also be given ideas on how to grow your own food and take care of the biodiversity of your home and school environment. This will help you to leave a smaller ecological footprint on the Earth (Find out your Ecological footprint here). It’s about protecting the Earth for your future. So take the challenge now and do your bit for the planet.
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As the serious impacts of climate change are being felt, Tasmanian schools have taken on the challenge to become more sustainable by reducing their energy use, water and waste. The Australian Sustainable Schools Initiative (AuSSI) is helping 12 schools to achieve their sustainability goals. New Town High School grade 9 students, concerned about the water quality in the New Town Rivulet, are using a data logger to record different aspects of the water quality. The Green Team (pictured) mentor students from South Hobart Primary School.
Many schools have started food gardening programs. In the case of Princes Street Primary School, parents took the initiative and have since involved students and teachers (see picture at right).
