Sunday, June 9th brought sunny skies, our final brunch together, and the semi-annual Clothing Swap sponsored by students in Environmental Advocacy and the Brentwood Environmental Action Team (BEAT). Donations from the houses, and even alumni, provided sufficient stock to supply waves of satiated students as they exited Crooks Hall. Event organizer Cleo K, Allard, ‘25…
On Saturday, April 6 a group of 10 Brentwood students went to Caleb and Robins’s organic fruit and vegatable farm – Wilder Market Garden – as a part of Service Day to help with chores to get their farm ready for spring. It was one of four environmentally focused Service Day options organized by the…
Recently, Max E and I decided to organize BEAT’s’ annual book fair, where old books from the Brentwood library are placed on tables in the lobby of the Arts Building for students and staff to take. The leftover books are given to organizations in the local community. The project was a massive success, and as…
BEAT stands for the Brentwood Environmental Action Team – not the hardy red root vegetable. This year BEAT and Environmental Advocacy have already completed dozens of projects which have all aimed to benefit our environment in one way or another. One recent activity was a battery drive in which Evan R, Privett ‘25 placed battery…
Over the course of the fall, Aisha L, Michelle A, Katie L and I, all from Environmental Advocacy, have been working on a rehab plan for Brentwood’s raised garden beds on Partridge Road. Our first idea was to plant bulbs for tulips and daffodils in the fall so we could harvest them in the spring…
On Friday, November 17th, Brentwood students seized a valuable opportunity to engage in student presentations and a panel alongside peers from five other south Island schools – Claremont, Pearson College, St. Michael’s, Cowichan & Shawnigan. This insightful discussion not only introduced fresh perspectives on sustainability, courtesy of local youth, but also resonated profoundly with our…
Did you know that Brentwood College School has various fruit trees on campus? There are 17 fruit trees on campus we know of, mostly located on adjacent properties across the street from the main campus. These trees were left, mostly ignored, for years until last year when BEAT and EA pruned them. This fall we…
Over the past few weeks, Felix D, Whittall ‘23 and I, along with the help of a few other Environmental Advocacy (EA) members, have been running an apple juice project. The goal of this initiative was to collect local, organic apples from people who needed their apple trees harvested or had excess apples they wanted…
Question. What’s one of the quickest, healthiest, and most effective ways to cut agricultural greenhouse gasses? Going once? Going twice? Yes, you BEAT-Freaks (trademark pending) out there got it right, it is organic farming! As the Environment Advocacy team learned, organic farming is not only a way to provide local communities with nutritious foods and…