Dow Partners with Green Learning to offer Circular Economy Education Program

May 13, 2020

With financial support from Dow Canada, GreenLearning has launched a new activity to help students explore solutions to waste pollution, with a focus on plastics.

Using a circular economic model, students are encouraged to apply a remake, reuse and recycle model in creating an entirely new product from recycled materials. GreenLearning’s Make & Remake Activity, engages youth as leaders in a circular economy to help make an impact by taking something made out of plastic and instead of discarding it, turn it into something useful. The activity is aimed at grades 4-12 and will develop their critical-thinking, creativity, communication and entrepreneurship skills towards building a sustainable economy. It also has links to subjects such as science, life-management skills, social studies and business.

As a result of participating in the activity, students will:

• Understand the concept, as well as the environmental and economic benefits of a circular economy.
• Have a heightened understanding of waste management.
• Understand the personal actions they can take to support a circular economy and reduce waste.
• Learn about the framework and model for designing, creating and manufacturing products using recycled materials.
• Develop creativity and STEM skills as they design products from recycled materials

Learn more: http://www.greenlearning.ca/circulareconomy/