“A friendly, creative environment for learning together”
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. Team Green meet regularly to discuss Green issues in school. We met to vote for our name (Team Green) and to choose the winning poster for helping everyone in school to save water. We have also met to choose our school Eco code. Information about our Eco School work is on the noticeboard outside Class 6.
The bees are very happy!
Mrs Grayson and Mrs Simpson have been very busy looking after our bees at school. We now have two hives and are waiting for a new queen to hatch. Fingers crossed for some honey soon!
Bee Inspection
The bees have passed the inspection with flying colours. They are all healthy and were very friendly. We have started to collect wax to make candles or handcream!
Searching for Queen Cells
The children in school have been to our apiary today searching for queen cells and signs of swarming. Our bees are really healthy and starting to make some honey!!