Category Keen to be Green

A-Z of Spielwelt in 2023

Herzliche Grüße liebe Spielwelter und Spielwelterinnen, Again we find ourselves at the end of a busy year for Spielwelt! Some of us proudly have our hands in the air celebrating, while others are holding our heads and red hats, astonished…

Our young people get active in democracy

The Spielwelt committee recently supported some of our children and young people to have their voices heard in Parliament. Children as young as four and up to 19 years old from GAP and Pfadfinder contributed to a submission to the…

Used Clothing Drive

Keen to be green? Give your used textiles another life Textile waste is a massive problem in Australia. On average, we each send around 23kg of textiles into landfill each year! As our next ‘Keen to be Green’ activity, the…

A-Z of Spielwelt in 2021

Here is an A-Z for Spielwelt in 2021, created by our fabulous President Tobias! A is for ACT Health, who used our hall three times as a vaccination pop-up clinic. The staff even left behind a lovely note in German for us! B is for Bilingual Education Alliance seminars:…

Lesson on Solar Panels

The Thursday/Friday GAP class got to learn about solar panels today. Local electrician, solar installer and GAP dad, Matthew Upshall, came to tell us a bit about his work. He brought some interesting things to show us too. He told…

Birgit’s Nature Mandalas

Wenn ihr spazieren geht und in der Natur seid koennt ihr doch mal versuchen Mandalas zu machen. Es gibt viele Dinge mit denen man kreativ sein kann. Zum Beispiel: Blumen, Baumrinde, Blaetter, kleine Aeste. When you go for a walk…

Getting Greener

The IPCC report has been published for 2021 and it is clear that humans have not been doing enough to halt climate change. We have made many “green” changes at Spielwelt, won environmental awards, and implemented our Keen-to-be-Green initiative. As…