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Five years ago, St Thomas was named a 5-star sustainability school by ResourceSmart Schools, under Sustainability Victoria.<\/p>\n
“One of our big accolades is that we are one of the very few 5-star sustainability schools in the area. There are four areas we focus on: waste, recycling, biodiversity and water,” Ms Wright-Smith said.<\/p>\n
“We are careful about the use of our water, our electricity, and we minimise the use of rubbish. There are a whole lot of different modules that sustain our sustainability\u2026. we’ve kept that going for at least 10, 15 years.<\/p>\n
“We used to have sheep and blue gum forests… and we still have chooks and the children are all involved in giving them food scraps, letting them run free-range, collecting eggs\u2026 they’re pretty involved.”<\/p>\n
The anniversary event is at St Thomas Primary School, Drysdale, on Thursday, March 23, from 5.30pm to 9.30pm.<\/p>\n
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ST Thomas Catholic Parish Primary School in Drysdale is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a community event in March. Deputy Principal Lucy Wright-Smith said the school is delighted to invite all past and present school members, along with their families, to come along to the school grounds to see and celebrate the past two decades. […]<\/p>\n