Composing underway at AISM

AISM has a composting system that was built before Covid by an ex AISM teacher, Colleen. The system has been inactive for a while and not really kept up since. Last year some students tried to get it going again but unfortunately it needed constant monitoring, so after a while it once again became abandoned. 

Since this system takes a lot of commitment and requires attention over the holidays too, we can't have students or teachers solely responsible for it. For this reason, the committee found gardeners that were interested in being trained on how to use the system. This would be an opportunity for learning, leadership and empowerment of local staff. An opportunity to equip them with the necessary knowledge to keep the composting system ongoing and sustainable and most important of all, hold the continuous knowledge to share with our learners and teachers. 

The gardeners spent a day in training with Colleen and her husband Warwick and learnt all about the composting system. Narciso, Zacarias and Ismael are now our Composting team leaders.

This week our new Composting team leaders are going to get the system ready and initiate the process. During this first experimental trial phase, they will only use food remains from the cafeteria and Cafe Sol. Once the system is up and running our Composting team leaders will be able give the AISM learners and staff workshops on how the system works and on how to use it.

The compost will be available for our gardens at school, for the PS Gardening club and for any other learner that may need it for their projects.

We are very excited about this and the benefits it will bring to our community and environment! 

Thank you to Colleen, Warwick and our new Composting team leaders!

To find out more about the composting system please do not hesitate to contact us at sustainability-committee@aism-moz.com.