News from schools, educational groups and other local action

News from Ladybridge High's Eco-Team - the quickest award on record?!

Ladybridge High achieved their Eco-Schools bronze award in just 6 weeks - how did they do it?
 
The Eco-Schools team put this quick success down to:
* a weekly meeting (with opportunities for volunteers to get involved at other times of the week)
* they have 3 types of team members: Eco-monitors, Eco-warriors and Eco-committee (to use the various skills of the 25+ volunteers)
* a supportive Head Teacher (who allocated a small budget to the team when she saw the progress they were making)
* a few very enthusiastic pupil leaders, with supportive, but non-pushy teachers helping
* regular supplies of (Fairtrade) chocolate!
 
Here are some of the comments from pupils and staff about what being involved in the Eco-Schools team has meant for them:
 
I'm recycling more
 
I can change other people's views of the environment
 
It builds a responsibility about society and the environment
 
We've gone from strength to strength - we've a really good team - we'll go far!
 
Great to get a budget from the Head - now we know we've got money to spend
 
I've enjoyed working with different people in school who I don't normally work with
 
Steve has worked with Ladybridge's Eco Schools group and thinks this may be the quickest progress from a Bolton school - but perhaps you can beat this? Please let Steve know of any other rapid action planning and action taking by clicking here click here

Ladybridge High School's Eco Schools Group noticeboard - one sign of their high profile presence in school.

Fairtrade Schools in Bolton. News of a successful day at Thornleigh Salesian College July 08.

In July, 12 schools attended Bolton's first Fairtrade Schools conference organised by Thornleigh staff and students, Eddie Burke (Fairtrade Schools worker) with support from the Bolton ESD Network.
 
At the end of the event, Thornleigh received their Fairtrade Schools certificate (see photo below) from Cllr Barbara Ronson. They're the first school in Bolton to receive this, but other schools are collecting evidence and applying to become Fairtrade Schools too. If your school or group wants to become Fairtrade accredited, contact Eddie Burke
eddie.burke@tiscali.co.uk or 07714 704777

Eco-Schools - a pre-summer rush!

Just before the July summer holidays 4 more Bolton schools were successfully assessed for the Eco-Schools Green Flag award.
 
Congratulations to:
 
* St Bede
* St Gregory's
* St Mary's Deane
* St Thomas of Canterbury
 
This takes the total to 6 Green Flag schools, with 50+ other schools registered with the scheme. There is no truth in the rumour that to qualify for Green Flag you need a patron saint - it's purely a coincidence! It is interesting that the number of established Eco-Schools now seems to be shifting from the West of Bolton borough (Horwich, Westhoughton) to schools within Bolton itself... is this part of a trend?!

St Gregory's, Farnworth Eco Warriors with Carrie Thorne (teacher), Steve Harrold and their new Green Flag. The children are sitting on the playground benches they bought as part of their Eco-Schools action plan. Each one is made from 2 000 reused plastic bottles!
 
Other recent Green Flag schools have been featured in the Bolton News, Bolton Scene and Focus on Farnworth.

Bolton schools at the races - national Eco-Schools conference at Aintree racecourse!

At least 5 Bolton schools attended the Eco-Schools conference. The photos show St Joseph's Sports College, Horwich visiting the exhibition stands and St Paul's Primary overlooking the racecourse.
 
Sarah Urmson from Groundwork was there:
As quite a new member of the ESD network I was keen to find out about Eco Schools so I was lucky enough to be able to attend the conference with Steve and the staff and pupils of St Paul's Primary. I had a really interesting day, the place was oozing enthusiasm for sustainable schools!
I'm looking forward to working with schools signed up to Eco Schools and I can now see how my project 'My World My neighbourhood' fits in to this.
                                       

Bolton Schools represented at national Fairtrade Schools conference, Birmingham

Staff and students from Clarendon, Eatock and Thornleigh schools took part in this Fairtrade Schools conference. With them was Eddie Burke, who's been working with Bolton schools to achieve Fairtrade Schools status. Further details about Eddie's work from:  eddie.burke@tiscali.co.uk

This photo shows students from Thornleigh running a workshop at the conference.

some images of Sustainable action and activities that the ESD Network has been involved with....

sustainable transport - a walking bus	Dreams of an African Child - production for secondary schools at The Octgaon Theatre	sustainable school construction - a Network visit to Kingsmead primary school in Northwich
greenhouse growing at school - sustainable food production	a training day on health and sustainability for school councils	Fairtrade schools - Bolton's first Fairtrade Schools conference
pupils considering Sustainability planning within school	solar panels - providing sustainable energy and reducing CO2 emissions for schools	global links: secondary students being interviewed about their visit to Tanzania
pupils making improvements to their school grounds and increasing biodiversity	the world in our hands..?	examples of using natural sustainable materials in school grounds

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