Eco Warriors lead World Environment Day

Last week was our first ‘World Environment Day’. The day kicked off for all with an assembly run by the Eco Warriors for all year groups. Everyone came in dressed in green to raise money for the WWF. The children learnt all about the different types of pollution and the focus of this year of ‘air pollution’. Many children shared how they were being environmentally friendly at home.

Over the course of the week, all classes went out into the local area armed with litter pickers, gloves and paper sacks. Children were concerned with the amount of rubbish, especially the amount of plastic, they were able to find in such a small area. The residential streets had more than three times the amount that could be found on the Broadway.

Looking forward, we as a school are committed to trying to reduce our single-use plastics, paper, and general waste. A few examples of the changes we have made so far are:

• Putting the school report online
• Placing recycling bins in each classroom and now the playground (thank you to the Friends of Norfolk House)
• Milk being delivered by a milkman in glass bottles
• Environmentally friendly cups at parent events
• School trips requiring packed lunch boxes and reusable water bottles rather than throw away items
• Assemblies being created and led by the Eco Warriors
• Lights being turned off when staff are not in the room

This is just the start of our plans for the future and as David Attenborough and Greta Thunberg have said, "No one is too small to make a difference."

Watch a video of Form 3's song, written in their Music lessons for Environment Day:

Watch a video of Yash performing his poem on plastic pollution:

By the Eco Warriors, Miss Harman and Mrs Charman