Sustainability Education Tour Goals
Students to be inspired, excited, and committed to excellence in their future careers
Students understand circular economics, the relevance of the United Nations sustainable development goals 2015 & the transformative power and wealth benefit of triple bottom line investments.
The Recovery Circular Hub, home of the Glenorchy Tip Shop is designed as an education facility using art and a lecture series as the medium to communicate important sustainability ideas – the Hub is the classroom!
Recovery TAS commissions talented Tasmanian sculptures to make found object art pieces as inclusions in our sustainability education trail – currently 30 plus pieces.
Using the sculptures, we then share our comprehensive knowledge by telling the story of waste and the circular economy through the lens of social capital, economic capital and natural capital– the triple bottom line.
- Definition of sustainability, & the United Nations Sustainable Development goals
- The third business model –the triple bottom line and its high impact investment benefit
- The circular economy – the most important risk management strategy & idea in the 21st century
- Found object art, variety of forms and materials within the practice.
- Design told through objects
Recovery can tailor tours to all age groups, and interests i.e. ideas to make art back in the classroom, to introducing sustainability and the United Nations framework, to sophisticated application of circular economic principles & the triple bottom line.
Information About a Sustainability Education Tour for Primary & High Schools & Colleges
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How long does a tour take? For young students – mainly looking at the sculptures and guessing what they are made from. |
3-5 age we recommend 15- 30 minutes 5-10 age, we recommend 30-45 minutes 10-12 age, we recommend 45 minutes – 1 hour – sustainability defined & UN goals, circular economy High School Students 1-2 hours depending on education themes Adult Students 1-5 hours dep ending on education themes (bring lunch, or we supply morning tea.) |
| Toilet | Yes, we have one toilet |
| Schools Bags | Yes, we can store them during the tour. |
| What to wear | Sturdy shoes, warm clothes as needed |
| School discount on tours | We offer a 50% discount on purchases for found object-based projects like art or a school garden bed. |
| Morning tea or lunch | Is recommended onsite, we have the perfect location called re- use square, and lots of chairs on hand |
| Big Buses | Recovery has a drive through road, but please let the bus drive know the last bottom turn is tight, and we are located before the toll booth on the right-hand side inside of the waste management facility – turn right into circular economy drive. |
| When, What day | We open at 10.00am weekdays, and can-do tours from 8.45am onwards. We are closed for trading on Tuesdays – but open are for tours. |
| Group size |
To ensure a great experience, no more than 30 students. We can split the tour into two groups and two different times for young students. We can be flexible. |
| Cost |
Primary school $2.20 per student. If some students access limited means we waive this fee – for them it’s free High School & College $3.30 per student. If some students access limited means we waive this fee – for them it’s free |
| Who conducts the tours |
For young students our Operations Manager Zac Mashman or Shop Manager Ben Underwood – both Re-use Masters Grades 4 onwards Rena Dare, Circular Economic Expert & Master Class leader, Company Director |
| Safe Site | The Recovery Circular Hub is a public facility; safety is embedded into all our operating policies & procedures |
| Vulnerable Children card | Yes |
💡 💡 💡 Please send email to organise a tour – mail@recoveryshop.com.au or using this form