United Nations Climate Change Conferences as well as the work of scientists and environmental activists like David Attenborough and Greta Thunberg shine a light on how we all need to be more environmentally aware, taking action to promote more sustainable ways of living to save our planet.
This year the “green group” visited the recycling centre. There we learnt that paper and plastic can’t be constantly recycled. On our return we ran assemblies to educate the school about our learning including what can and cannot be recycled. From the smell of the recycling centre we were also reminded that it is important to wash out our recycling!
We have also focused on education on biodiversity, with a year 7 assembly and a whole school assembly. During this we bought in and fed live bugs, with the aim of reminding people that biodiversity in the UK is just as important as in exotic places. Our education on sustainability with Year 7 through form time, and a whole school assembly ensured that it remained a focus of the school.
In our link with year 7 we have launched wild flower patches to increase the biodiversity in the school site. Though still in its infancy, we hope that this will be a legacy that lasts beyond us. The year 7’s are currently planning decoration and bug hotels for their patches!
We have increased our links to Waddesdon Estate inviting them in to school to learn about regenerative farming, and that this could be the solution to climate change. We hope to develop these links with the manor more in future years.
Most importantly we have learnt that the key aspect of leadership is to set the direction for others to follow, but also to make sure that you take people along with you. We were surprised and please by how many people were willing to get muddy helping us dig the flower beds!
