Archive for May, 2009

Thanks to all that attended the Penryn College Planting event for the new technology area.  Over the week the garden has been constructed and last saturday a large group of students, parents, brothers, sisters and members of the local community came together to complete the technology for plants section.

The group planted herbs, a range of vegetables and fruits and flowers in raised beds that will really fill out over the last half term of the school year.  This is going to  enable students to take home fresh fruit and vegetables to cook at home as well as the food technology students designing menus around the seasonal produce available.

Here are some of the pictures showing the construction of the garden itself. …

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Staplehurst School in Tonbridge, Kent joined Roots & Shoots: Mission Possible today.

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International Community School in Falmouth, Cornwall joined Roots & Shoots: Mission Possible today.

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St Felix CofE VC Middle School in Newmarket, Suffolk joined Roots & Shoots: Mission Possible today.

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Loxford School of Science and Technology in Ilford, Essex joined Roots & Shoots: Mission Possible today.

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Sedgefield Hardwick Primary School in Sedgefield, North Yorkshire joined Roots & Shoots: Mission Possible today.

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Cawthorne CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School in Barnsley, South Yorkshire joined Roots & Shoots: Mission Possible today.

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After a long and intensive process of applications and interviews the new Eco-Committee at Penryn College has been appointed.  The Eco-Committee with Eco-Team Leaders are responsible for leading the Eco-School project at Penryn, deciding its direction and actions for the coming year. 

A huge congratulations to the following students:

Andy Gooding - Eco-Committee Chair

Zoe Ashbridge - Eco-Committee Vice Chair

Matt Bassett - Eco-Committee Secretary

Yzobel Wilkinson - Eco-Committee Events Manager

Anna Munden - Eco-Committee Public Relations

Connor Clements - Eco-Committee Student Council Rep

Sean Phillips / Josh Rollason  - Water Team Leader

Ben Crosby - Energy Team Leader

Lauren Terry - Recycling Team Leader

Martha Mitchell-Gillespie - Healthy Living Team Leader

Hi there, we would just like to update you on our activities.

In our wild spaces outside we have now created a marshy area. Our Design and Technology Dept students are busy making a bat box and a barn owl box, and we have created a database to record all the animals and plants we see and any interesting facts about them. People all over the college are growing potatoes in their subject areas and we are also growing sunflowers. The seeds will be used for the wild birds in the winter.

As a college we are taking part in the growing seeds campaign for trees and have planted our 400 seeds. Within the college we are looking at litter and …

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Mundy CofE Junior School in Heanor, Derbyshire joined Roots & Shoots: Mission Possible today.

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