NG2 Dec/Jan 2021

st edmund campion school goes green with eco award
by St Edmund Campion Primary School
St Edmund Campion
Primary School in
West Bridgford,
has been awarded
the prestigious
Green Flag Award
for its ongoing
environmental
efforts.
The Green Flag is the highest achievement given by
Eco-Schools – a global programme which works
to empower children and teenagers, to improve the
environment and give them an environmental voice.
St Edmund Campion, on Tewkesbury Close, received
the Green Flag Award for its environmental activities
over the last five years, which were decided on and
delivered by the school’s own Eco Council, made up
of elected pupils from each class.
The Eco Council – led by teacher Mrs Hyland-Taylor
– has worked tirelessly to meet the strict criteria
of the Green Flag Award by adopting eco-friendly
initiatives to reduce the school’s carbon footprint.
The pupil’s sustainable activities included building a
full-sized greenhouse from recycled plastic bottles,
conducting litter-picks, managing the school’s
allotment with the support of horticulturalist, Sarah
Taylor, reducing unnecessary electricity usage by
checking lights were switched off and collecting
batteries to prevent them entering landfill.
Eco-Schools is engaging 19.5 million children across
67 countries, making it the largest educational
programme in the world. For over 25 years it has
been empowering children to drive change and
improve their environmental awareness, in order to
achieve the Eco-Schools Green Flag.
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