Staff at VPS believe that learning and implementing sustainable practices is integral to being a valued contributor to our community. Sustainability is a cross-curriculum priority and we continue to promote sustainable practices throughout the school from K-6.
As part of the school’s Sustainability Policy a Waste Action Plan was adopted in 2025 and a Green Team established. The Green Team comprises two students from each classroom and together with teachers, they hold regular meetings to initiate and implement sustainability practices throughout the school and the community. These include:
- Reducing waste in the school
- creating produce in the garden
- collecting compostable material from the school
- re-using unwanted material
- recycling waste
The Wicked Garden Patch was established for students to instigate, monitor, maintain and celebrate wholesome practices and lifelong skills to help engage their senses. Collected food waste from the program is used in the garden and the produce grown, primarily for the canteen to help with the provision of healthy food options.
