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The Project
The planned project is a combination of a workshop and gardening, in which students will build and maintain a compost heap under the guidance of experts.
The motivation is to show young people how a circular economy works using a tangible practical example. By actively involving students in the process, the aim is to raise their awareness and enthusiasm for the subject and, ideally, enable them to act as multipliers for good waste management practices.
The primary target group for the project implementation are students in the first year of upper secondary school at Schrödinger School. They will be accompanied and supervised by teachers who teach them science and nutrition education subjects, as well as experts from the Forum Urbanes Gärtnern association.
The aim of the project is to work with the students to build a 3-chamber compost bin at the school and to manage it with organic waste produced during practical cooking lessons. Furthermore, the composting process will be observed over the next school year(s) and covered in science lessons.
More details
Efforts are currently being made to obtain funding from the Styrian Waste Management Department and the municipality of Graz. In addition, a small part is covered by the school’s own funds.
The first step that turned the idea into a viable project was the school’s agreement to collaborate with the “Forum Urbanes Gärtnern” association. The next steps are to set up the composting system together and introduce the students to the subject on February 12, 2026, and February 13, 2026.
The content will be discussed and ongoing support will be provided in lessons and from time to time by the association.
As the project is still in the development stage, there have been no effects yet, apart from great interest and encouragement from all those involved.
The idea was born during a lesson in which waste management was discussed. The initiative was launched based on the response of the students, who showed interest and amazement at the topic.
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Ideally, the compost project will follow the class throughout their five years at school. Other classes and our internal School4Future team will also be informed about the project and invited to participate.
Another goal is to fill the existing raised herb beds with compost produced by the students themselves.
The School
- Upper secondary education