
Welcome to
Sustainability at Empire Bay
What?
Aims of the Sustainable Program at EBPS are:
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to foster in students an appreciation of the environment, their relationship with it and their responsibility for its future.
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to develop in students the knowledge, skills, attitudes, values and commitment to initiate individual and collective responses that are environmentally conscious.


Our goals in Sustainability
We will have a whole school and community approach to environmental sustainability and will:
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form a Sustainability Committee that will consist of teachers, community members, parents and students in addition to a sustainability student representative council to discuss issues and make decisions regarding sustainable practices around the school
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identify environmental responsibility at school
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encouraging habits, choices and behaviours that are compatible with ecological sustainability
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provide a garden bed for every classroom and provide experiences with planning, planting, maintaining and harvesting throughout the year
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provide Cooking experiences using a Paddock to Plate principle
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design and establish a Bush Tucker Garden
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Form partnerships with Environmental Education organisations and like-minded businesses and community members
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complete a Biodiversity and Habitat survey and implement changes to improve biodiversity on school grounds
- after carrying out a Waste Audit and make decisions about how to improve EBPS's waste management plan, we continue to improve our 'less to landfill' strategies
- implement a Waste-free lunchbox progression that leads to Waste-free Everyday
- compost all organic waste
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perform a water audit and make decisions to improve water conservation at EBPS
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identify areas of energy wastage and minimise energy use
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develop and participate in an EBPS Earth Hour program
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provide a consistent and supportive climate for environmental education in the school
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reach out to the broader community through this website, the newsletter, awareness programs, and school community involvement