Composting will be broken down into simple steps for pupils thanks to a giant board game inspired by the children's favourite Snakes and Ladders!
Children play the composting
board game
The environmental learning game allows pupils to become the pieces – scaling worms, sliding down rats' tails and slipping on banana skins - at each step learning more about the composting world through a series of question cards.
Compost Crawlies – developed and produced by Falkirk Council – will take the "composting" message to all schools in the area allowing children to learn by "doing" so they too can play a part in minimising waste.
The new game was launched in schools during Compost Awareness Week in May as part of a resource pack providing advice and guidance to staff and pupils about composting.
Children play the composting
board game
"Composting facilities have been made available to every school already and the new game 'Compost Crawlies' will be great for teaching children about the environment in a fun way," said Councillor Adrian Mahoney, Convener of the Environment and Heritage Committee.
Over the last four years schools have been given compost bins as part of the Council's waste minimisation initiative.
Composting in schools has many benefits including less waste going to landfill, reduced methane emissions and the chance for pupils to learn about the amazing complexity and variety of insect life involved in the composting process.
Many schools have gardens where pupils help grow vegetables and flowers and can see for themselves how compost from waste can help plants grow.
The Waste Aware Scotland's Compost at Home campaign in partnership with Falkirk Council provides compost bins at a reduced price – from £6 to £25 for local residents.
All bins come with a home composting guide, a kitchen caddy for compostable food waste and are delivered free of charge. See the home composting page |for more details.