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Eco Schools
Eco-Schools is an international award programme that guides schools on their sustainable journey, providing a framework to help embed these principles into the heart of school life.
The Eco-Schools framework consists of seven elements:
1. Eco-Committee
2. Environmental Review
3. Action Plan
4. Involving the whole school and wider
community
5. Linking to the curriculum
6. Monitoring and evaluation
7. Eco-Code
The framework supports schools working on different environmental and sustainable topics. There are nine topics that you can choose to work on.
Nine topics:
1. Energy
2. Water
3. Biodiversity
4. School grounds
5. Healthy living
6. Transport
7. Litter
8. Waste
9. Global citizenship
As you know we have achieved Eco Schools status and the Green Flag Award. Eco Club meet regularly with Mrs Platts and Miss Travis to work on Green issues in school. This year they are working on
- biodiversity in the school garden by building new bug hotels and adding more bird feeders
- waste by encouraging more recyling in school
- litter by litter picking in and around the school grounds
- energy and water by showing our peers how to save energy and water
- transport by encouraging sustainable travelAs part of this work Eco Club have created a 5 minute walk zone around school. They would like families to park outside this zone and then walk to school.
Wildlife Assembly
Today we have had Scarlett from the Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust come and visit our school. Scarlett did a whole school assembly on how we can all encourage and protect wildlife at school but also in our own gardens at home.
Top tip – March
Can you take part in Earth hour and switch off your lights for 1 hour to help our Earth on Saturday 22nd March at 8:30pm? Turning off the lights when not in use helps to save electricity. Our Eco Club team are always looking to switch off the lights around school when...
Top tip – February
Can you grow your own fruit and vegetables? We have a new vegetable plot in the school garden and Eco club will be taking part in the Grow Your Own Potatoes project. We are very excited to get started!