Environment teacher Antonina Fieni said the event was a culmination of outdoor learning throughout the year that focused on making the planet more sustainable.
As a teacher, gardener and nature lover, Ms Fieni is passionate about permaculture, bush tucker, composting, growing her own food and taking part in conservation projects like bush regeneration as well as building habitat gardens – from bird boxes to lizard lounges.
She involved students in planting seeds in single use cups as they explored tadpoles and identified macroinvertebrates as indicators of water quality.
“We also made sustainable festive decorations as an alternative to using balloons,” she said.
“The students decorated gumnuts as an alternative to buying Christmas decorations, designed eco messages on calico reusable bags, investigated native birds and their needs as well as making mini worm farms as a method to reduce organic scraps.
“Kindergarten students also created a plastic free habitat for turtles that often mistake plastic bags for jellyfish.”
Principal Monica Palmer said they were thankful to families who donated materials for the day as well as Mrs Cramp’s mum and Mrs Goetz who assisted with cutting 1,000 fabric triangles for students to make bunting.
“We also extend our thanks and gratitude to Georges River Environmental Education Centre for the use of their learning resources such as binoculars, nests and a hollow nest,” she said.
