Urrbrae

Agricultural

High School

Abby-Yr 8

Clare-Yr 8

Griffin-Yr 8

Stephanie-Yr 8

Isobel-Yr 10

Caitlin-Yr 11

Who are we?

Representatives of

Urrbrae’s Environmental Focus Group

History URRBRAE - the name given by

Peter Waite to his home property.

(Urrbrae house and the surrounding

land)

Peter Waite was a prominent

agriculturalist in the early years

of the 20th century.

In the 1930s, Waite donated

his property to South Australia in two parcels.

In the 1930s, Waite donated his property to South Australia in two

parcels

Right – Adelaide University Waite Campus

Left – Government to create a school where “Boys could be trained to

become farmers” - now we let girls in

- Urrbrae Agricultural High School

- Unley High School

Student Voice - Committees

Urrbrae has 3 student centred committees - SRC – Involved in Curriculum Planning

- Student Well Being – uniform, canteen,

- Team Support Group – offer support for students,

raise awareness of negative bullying behaviour

- Environmental Focus Group – involved in a range of

Environmentally based projects in the school and in

the community.

Student Voice - Clubs The majority of Urrbrae Students are involved in

lunch times Clubs including:

Alpaca Aquaculture Bees

Cattle - Steers Cattle – Heifers Goat

Horse Marsupial Pig

Plant Poultry Aviary

Sheep Wetland Photography

Drama Writers Christian

Valuing Student Voice Give us as STUDENTS a say in how the school is run,

allowing us to put our mark on school policies as

most of them effect us.

If student ideas are acted upon is gives us a lot

more incentive to participate.

Strengthens relationships between school and

home

Allows us to be involved in projects, that we can

then put on our CV

Make connections with the wider community

What Are We Doing?

PAST

Initial planting the

Urrbrae Wetland

Recycling Stations – ZERO WASTE

- paper, 10c bottles

These were very successful and they are still

ongoing

PRESENT

Biogas Project

- Collecting waste from the piggery.

- then capturing the harmful gasses produced preventing

them from being released into the atmosphere.

Environmental Focus Group Students assisted in writing a grant to

expand this project

Sensory Plant Trail Develop a sensory plant trail

This will be part of the Urrbrae Trails Project – Allowing

visiting primary school students the chance to touch, feel, see

and taste some of our amazing native plants including

- Munterberries Sandpaper Fig Ruby saltbush

PRESENT

Community Work There are a range of excursions / camps that occur each year

which students can be involved in:

PRESENT

Kangaroo Island Reveging for the glossy black cockatoo

Wombat Surveying Traveling to Sedan to assist Adelaide PHD students in Wombat research

World Environment Day Adelaide Botanic Gardens

Urrbrae Students assist presenters in running their workshops.

Kids Teaching Kids Attend and participate in the Conferences.

Holding our own KTK event at the Urrbrae Wetland

Minton Farm Students assist in revegetation of farm

land to create a Koala sanctuary.

FUTURE

Continuing and developing past projects

For Example: Extend the Biogas Project - Incorporate cattle yard waste, canteen and home Ec. Scraps.

- Burn the methane produced in a flarer, to convert to CO2 which is 20 times less damaging.

- EVENTUALLY – use methane to power the piggery and aquaculture tanks

Encourage new students to be involved in

Youth Voice groups to ensure their

presence and place within the school