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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 steps:
1. Eco-Committee
2. Environmental Review
3. Action Plan
4. Curriculum Links
5. Informing and Involving
6. Monitoring and evaluation
7. Eco-Code
The framework supports schools working on different environmental and sustainable topics. There are ten topics that you can choose to work on.
1. Biodiveristy
2. Energy
3. Gloabal Citezenship
4. Healthy Living
5. Litter
6. Marine
7. School Grounds
8. Transport
9. Waste
10. Water
Meet Eco Club
This year we are working towards getting our 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 Eco club are creating new bug hotels, adding more bird feeders, looking after the school bee’s, planting a wild flower area, planting trees and growing their own plants.
- healthy living. Eco club have asked to create a vegetabl plot so can begin to grown their own fruit and vegeatbles. This year they have taken part in the “Grow your own potatoes project” and grown theor own strawberries. Everyone in school has took part in healthy week by creating their own fruit salads (FS), fruit kebabs (Y1) and fruit bugs (Y2).
- transport by encouraging sustainable travel. As part of this work Eco Club have created a 5 minute walk zone around school. They would like for schildren to come to school in an active way or for families to park outside this zone and then walk to school. The chldren in Eco club also suggested an active travel breakfast.
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!