- Can anyone request a (free) CVWMA recycling education program?
- What ages are the CVWMA programs geared towards?
- Do the CVWMA recycling education programs include a post (STEM) activity?
- With COVID-19 safety restrictions, are “virtual” programs available at this time?
- How do we find out about about other “community partners” that CVWMA staff work with?
- How can I request a (free) CVWMA recycling education program?
CVWMA Education Programs
What are the 3 R’s? Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. Do they really matter? We all make too much garbage. Do you throw everything away (landfill)? Do you know where items you landfill end up? Do you reuse things when possible ? Do you recycle? If so, do you recycle correctly? CVWMA wants to help you recycle right and learn why it is important.
In addition, staff created an Educational Resource page and encourages you to follow us on Pinterest .
Click here to view our Journey to the MRF video.
Our free interactive recycling education programs are available to preschoolers to high schoolers attending public, private, and home schools , preschools/daycares/childcare facilities, clubs, scouts, libraries, and other groups that live within our 13 member localities. We include a post activity with each program. Our programs (virtual or in-person) examine the 3Rs , what we can recycle, where things go when we throw them away, and how we can rethink waste in Central Virginia. We encourage you to visit the member locality website where you live to see the education programs offered by some of our “community partners”.
To request a program, use our Request a Speaker link.
Kindergarten
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle for Kindergarten students introduces how students can have an impact on the environment. The 30- minute interactive presentation will begin with a book ( topics may include: recycling, how they can help the environment, or the 3 R’s) then introduce what they can put in the recycling container at home with examples as visual aids, and finally present examples of what those materials could possibly become within our 13 member localities. Programs examine the 3R’s , what we can recycle, where things go when we throw them away, and how we can Rethink Waste in Central Virginia. CVWMA has many supplemental resources for teachers including our Journey to the MRF (pronounced “murf”) 5 minute video/virtual “field trip” inside a Material Recovery Facility (or MRF) located in Chester, VA . Each participant receives free educational and fun materials made from recyclables for use in the classroom and at home. Applicable Virginia Standards of Learning are brought into these grade level programs. Post Activity provided.
Science K.1i; K.3; K.10; K.11
Mathematics K.13; K.14; K.15
Download post Graphing Lesson here.
History and Social Science K.6;K.7; K.8
English and Reading K.2a,c,d; K.3d,e,h; K.6; K.7
Grades 1- 2
Science 1.1; 1.8; 2.1h; 2.2; 2.5
Mathematics 1.14; 1.16; 2.8
Download post Graphing Lesson here. Download post Pie Chart Lesson here.
History and Social Science 1.7;1.10d; 1.12a;2.2;2.7;2.9;2.10c;2.2
English and Reading 1.7b; 2.3d; 2.7;
Grades 3-5
Science 3.1h;3.2; 3.6c,d; 3.10b,d; 4.1h; i,4.3e; 4.5d;4.9;5.1d,g;5.4
Mathematics 3.17 a,b,c; 3.18, 4.13a,b;4.14;5.15
Download post Graphing Lesson here. Download post Pie Chart Lesson here.
History and Social Science 3.9;3.10d;VS1b;VS2c
English and Reading 3.1a,b; 4.1b;5.1a; 5.3;5.9c,d
Middle School
Earth Science ES.1 c, d; ES.2 a, b, c, d; ES.4 b; ES.6 a,b;ES.8 d, f; ES.10 a, b, c; ES.11 d
Biology: BIO.1 c; BIO.2 a
Science Grade 6: 6.1; 6.2; 6.7; 6.9;6.11
High School
Earth Science ES.1 c, d; ES.2 a, b, c, d; ES.4 b; ES.6 a,b;ES.8 d, f; ES.10 a, b, c; ES.11 d
Biology: BIO.1 c; BIO.2 a
Clubs and Other Youth Groups
Scouts
Library Storytimes, Preschools, Childcare Centers, Learning Centers and Childcare After School Programs.
CVWMA Public Affairs Manager provides free recycling basics education programs to Homeowner Associations, Civic Groups, and other adult groups that live within our 13 member localities. Presentation includes rethinking waste, what items can be recycled, what cannot be recycled and as well as information on any locality special collection events for residents (when available).
Homeowner Associations, Civic Groups, and Other Adult Groups.
Click here to view our Journey to the MRF video.