early years education
We talk rubbish – and schools love it!
Changeworks’ Waste Education Service for Schools offers FREE talks and workshops for nurseries and P1-P2 in Edinburgh, which really make a difference. Please look over our Early Years activity menu below.
Composting Story Workshop
The worms in the compost go munch, munch, munch. Get down and dirty as we unearth a wormery and discover a compost bin. Get a FREE compost bin and kitchen caddies and expert advice on how to start composting at school.
20 minute workshop
Three R’s Story Time
Coco the bear has ended up in the bin! where will he go and what will happen to him? Learn all about landfill and what we can do to Reduce, Reuse, Recycle as we hunt for Coco in this classic interactive ‘rubbish story’.
20 minute storytelling session
To find out more about the individual activities:
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Activity menu for nurseries |
Early Years Competitions
The ‘What Rot!’ composting competition
Look on our competitions page for details of our exciting composting competition which is open to all Edinburgh schools, nurseries and Early Years’ centres. We can offer you all the support you need to be in the running to win the £150 prize money and the funky apple core trophy.
Finish your food with Mr Silly sausage!
Our ‘Finish Your Food’ campaign and competition is perfect for nurseries and Early Years Centres where children stay for lunch. Learn where waste food ends up and how to reduce your waste in our workshop then make changes in your nursery. You can also enter our Finish Your Food competition and win £150 and our plate trophy. Don’t be a ‘silly sausage’ contact us today to find out more!
15 minute presentation followed with a ‘Finish Your Food’ lunchtime the same day.
Here’s what others have said about our service:
"The children and staff thoroughly enjoyed your talk and it has prompted a great deal of enthusiasm around ‘reducing, reusing and recycling!’ The children are extremely keen to do as much as possible and now each of our playrooms have their own designated recycle day each week. We are now aware of how to look after our worms properly and our wormery is thriving! Also the children were so interested that they all sat still and engrossed for the whole of your visit and that is not something that happens very often!! " (The Corner House Day Nursery)
"Just to say thanks again for a great workshop- we have been busy filling the kitchen caddy and singing your worm song. The presentation was just right and the children have really understood and remembered what to compost- can't believe how quiet they were! " (Juniper Green Private Nursery)
Contact us:
T: 0131 555 4010
