Community
19 May, 2023
School nominated for state awards
PORT Fairy’s St Patrick’s Primary School has been nominated for two categories in this year’s Sustainability Victoria Awards.
This recognition is based on the work of the school’s sustainability group during 2022 and 2023.
Year five/six teacher Benson Steere and the sustainability leaders will travel to the MCG on June 15 to showcase their projects and be present for the announcement of the award winners.
“We are extremely proud, as a school, to have been recognised for these awards,” Mr Steere said.
The two categories are Student Action Team of the Year and ResourceSmart School of the Year.
The school’s sustainability team, which involves 93 students, runs school-wide activities based on studying and working on natural resources.
In order to finance future activities, the team runs a fortnightly sustainability raffle with the prize being fresh produce from the garden.
Each month the group also participates in a beach monitoring activity run by the Port Fairy Coastal Group. Students from St Patrick’s also supported the Port Fairy Coastal Group by recording and monitoring data on erosion levels at two local beaches.
The collected data is used in literacy and numeracy classroom activities, with the findings later reported to the community.
“The passion of these students is so contagious that a nearby school has joined them in their coastal mission,” Mr Steere said.
