2016 School Magazine

GRAMMAR ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION ORGANISATION (GECO)

GECO’s main vision for this year was to raise awareness for environmental issues not just within Girls Grammar but in the wider community. With the assistance and support of Mr Huppert and Mrs Woodford GECO has participated in various activities throughout the year. Grammar Goes Green involved three Saturday afternoons in the year where students would visit our Fig Tree Pocket Sport Campus, Rangakarra Recreational and Environmental Education Centre, in order to plant as many trees as possible. In volunteering for this activity it was evident that there were multiple benefits for the environment, and it was also a great social outing. Our project at Rangakarra gained recognition as a finalist in the 2016 Healthy Waterways Awards. GECO also participated in days like Clean Up Australia Day, where the whole School engaged in a mass clean up one lunch time. Open Day and Assemblies were also used to highlight the importance of recycling to the Girls Grammar community. We believe at GECO that it is a necessity for students to understand the basics of recycling in order to reduce the harmful greenhouse emissions produced when waste is sent to landfill. Overall GECO this year has been an amazing experience, where we successfully emphasised important issues with regards to our environment.

ANNA LAMBERT (12G)