`The Green House effect — who said it’s bad?’ is MLMC’s entry in a Victorian Government competition with up to $5000 of assistance from the Back to Earth Initiative up for grabs. Voting runs until midnight on Sunday 9 June. You can view all nominations and vote for our project on the Back to Earth website HERE.
The Back to Earth Initiative puts green waste to good use, creating compost to help farms, gardens and community spaces bloom. To celebrate the launch of the Back to Earth Initiative in Melbourne's east, early learning centres, schools and community groups in the participating councils nominated a garden or environmental project.
One project will win $5000, while five runners-up (one from each of the five participating councils) will win $1000.
The College has a strong focus on educating students to be responsible global citizens. This teaching takes the form of class-based theory lessons but, more practically, is explored within the school's Agriculture and Horticulture, Science and VCAL classes, the Sustainability group and the Duke of Edinburgh Award groups as well as numerous other subject areas across the curriculum.
MLMC's entry sees students design and construct a greenhouse from new and reclaimed materials to grow and propagate seedlings. Food waste, using 'Back to Earth' principles, are collected from the school’s canteen, playground bins, food technology kitchens, staff rooms and horticulture plots and converted into compost.
Potting mix and compost are then used to plant up the propagated seedlings into larger pots. The project aims to make a difference, by educating staff and students by developing skills that address environmental challenges, promote attitudes to make informed decisions and act in ways that are beneficial to our community and environment.
Students will also explore sustainability with a specific focus on food production. An essential component of the process is the collection and reuse of rainwater.
Please vote for our project! Voting runs until midnight on Sunday 9 June. You can view all nominations and vote for the MLMC project HERE
