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School/Organization: Metis Beach School
Grades/Ages: Grades 5-6 (elementary)
City: Metis-sur-Mer
Province: Quebec
Medicinal Plants and Their Benefits
Posted on: 29 May 2023Action: Our class chose to do winter sowing and to research consumable plants, their uses and their benefits to us. We participated in an online workshop from GUEPE about the life cycle of trees, and had a visit from the local flower farm to explain the purp...
Read More EditPollinator Corridor
Posted on: 29 May 2023Action: Students decided to work on designing and planting a pollinator corridor going down towards the beach to attract butterflies, bees, hummingbirds, bats and other pollinators. We researched the pollinator, which native plants they need, and how and whe...
Read More EditBee Careful! Save the Bees
Posted on: 19 May 2022Action: We want to encourage the community of Metis Beach, and surrounding areas, to help us protect bees and their environment. We have learned about the importance of bees and dandelions and have shared this information with other classes in the school, th...
Read More EditNo Time to Waste
Posted on: 12 May 2021Action: We want to reduce food waste considerably by putting in place an effective composting system in our school, by installing one collective bin in our cafeteria and smaller individual bins in every classroom throughout the school We are hoping that by g...
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