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Plastic bottle greenhouse construction
The idea
Take loads of plastic bottles, add some enthusiastic children, sprinkle some experience from The Ecology Centre and you have a great teaching, learning and engaging resource.
The positives
Building a plastic bottle greenhouse is a great way for the school or organisation to involve the parents and guardians of the children, as it requires a real community effort to collect over 1500 plastic bottles! In our experience it really gets the community talking and interested in what’s happening at their child’s school.
Being involved in a project like this:
- Helps to engage the community in activities at school.
- Helps the children to understand that wastecan be a valuable resource.
- Allows the children to work safely in a unique outdoor project.
- Gives the school a gardening resource.
- Develops a sense of ownership and pride in the children’s outdoor environment.
Pictured, Valley Primary School June 2011
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