Ardeer South Primary School is celebrating a student’s nomination as a finalist in Sustainability Victoria’s ‘Sustainability Through Your Own Lens’ photography competition.
Sabowan Habibzai’s entry, titled ‘Life’, was nominated in the primary school category of the competition and shows a mother bird feeding one of its young in a newly planted tree within the school’s courtyard.
The year 2 student was able to successfully capture the moment between the birds through a teachers’ camera, while students were looking at the courtyard trees from inside a nearby classroom.
Nine students from six schools are vying for the win in the ‘Sustainability Through Your Own Lens’ photography competition facilitated by the ResourceSmart Schools Program – one of several awards up for grabs at the 2024 ResourceSmart Schools Awards.
This year, Sustainability Victoria is marking 15 years of the ResourceSmart Schools Awards with the theme, ‘Legendary Legacies – what will you leave behind?’.
Sustainability Victoria regions and community action director Katie Pahlow said the photography competition offers an insight into students’ perspective on our environment.
“This competition celebrates the creative expression of students exploring the role that sustainability plays in both the built and natural environment. It’s fascinating to see sustainability ‘through the lens’ of students and understand what it means to them.”
