sustainability

Sustainability is so much more than recycling paper & reducing the use of plastic

The Big Picture 

Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone else planted a tree long ago
Warren Buffet (Sustainable Investor)

Sustainability is so much more than recycling paper and reducing the use of plastic straws and bags. At Green Shoots, the concept of ‘enough, for everyone, forever’ is firmly established at the core of all decision-making processes. The school aims to create a balance between the different strands of sustainability and between the immediate educational needs and wants of our community and their longer-term goals. Its strategic planning process uses a tool developed by Compass Education to measure how sustainable each action will be in one or several of four compass points:

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N
Nature

E
Economy

S
Society

W
Well-being

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Always Learning

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world
Nelson Mandela (Political leader)


Sustainability & Curriculum

Green Shoots Global Certificate

Sustainable Learning

Resources & Equipment

Upcycling

Natural Elements

Spaces & Processes

We borrow from nature the space upon which we build
Tadao Ando (Architect)

It is not just students who are encouraged to live sustainability at Green Shoots; teachers and support staff are a large part of the learning process and are constantly modelling sustainable practices.

Purchasing

Energy & Chemicals

Printing & Product Recycling

Reusing & Upcycling

Single-use Plastics

Food & drink

In the Community

‘Small acts, when multiplied, can transform the world’
Howard Zinn (historian) 

Student action initiatives are planned with sustainability in mind.

Student Action

Parents

Staff