Eco-Leaders
The eco council have chosen three topics to focus on this year:
- Global citizenship
- Waste and Biodiversity
They are passionate about raising funds for wildlife charities and would like to host a fundraising day.
We currently have recycling bins but feel we need to educate the children about what can and cant be recycled.
Finally we would like to encourage more wildlife to our playground by revamping our bug hotel and bird feeders.
Global citizenship
Our Key Stage 2 Eco Committee meet to discuss ways in which we can be more environmentally friendly as a school. We also have Eco-Warriors who are individuals from each class in both key stages. They have class responsibilities such as turning off light switches and computers. As a school we are conscious of recycling, litter picking and finding new ways of conserving energy.
The Eco-committee members have created a list to show ways in which we feel we can help protect the environment in one way or another. These ideas can be taken with us anywhere, not just to be followed at school!
- When you are outside, pick up your rubbish and don't drop litter on land or sea
- Have a garden indoors or outdoors and learn how to care for it.
- Have a compost bin and put your organic waste in it.
- Turn off the lights/tehnology when they are not needed.
- Don't let water run when it is not needed, for example, when brushing your teeth.
- Walk to school, ride your bike or scoot..
- Buy products with less wrapping and packaging.
- Do not print/photocopy things you do not have to.
- Participate in regular litter picks.
- Look after wildlife that comes into your garden/school grounds.
Eco School Award -with Merit
You may have noticed our new addition to the school building! At the end of the Summer Term we were awarded the Eco Schools Award with Merit for our work on sustainability. As a smaller school with limited outdoor space, we are extremely proud of how hard our eco leaders worked to gain this award. This involved fundraising to raise awareness for environmental issues, weaving sustainable themes into our curriculum and working hard to run as sustainably as we can. Thank you to our eco-leaders, Mrs Bowyer and Mrs Curnow.
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