Torquay Coast celebrate five-star rating

Pupils completed hands on sessions relating to their school environmental principles. Photos: SUPPLIED.

TORQUAY Coast Primary School has celebrated their five-star environmental certification from Sustainability Victoria with a special climate action celebration event.

Last Friday’s event saw pupils from all year levels celebrate the school’s environmental feat with a series of fun activations and activities.

Pupils completing an arts session based on biodiversity and water.

All activities were based on the school’s key environmental principles of biodiversity, water, energy and waste.

Pupils helped to contribute towards a greener future by completing energy audits, making solar boats and contributing towards a new vegetable garden and compost.

Students completed hands on sessions including arts and crafts relating to biodiversity.

The whole school was also guided through a smoking ceremony and Welcome to Country by Wadawurrung Traditional Owner Corrina Eccles.

Acting principal Jo Loader said it was a joy to celebrate and reflect on the school’s recent achievement.

Pupils being taken through the Welcome to Country and smoking ceremony.

“It has been a combined team effort throughout the last five years to embed sustainability into our teaching and learning, so that our students are consistently developing their understanding about sustainable practices.

“It was great to celebrate how far we have come as a school community.”