Archive for May, 2009

Levendale Primary School in Yarm, North Yorkshire joined Roots & Shoots: Mission Possible today.

You can see where Levendale Primary School is on a map and read about their local environment here.

Newton Primary School in South Ayrshire joined Roots & Shoots: Mission Possible today.

You can see where Newton Primary School is on a map and read about their local environment here.

Carleton Community High School in Pontefract, West Yorkshire joined Roots & Shoots: Mission Possible today.

You can see where Carleton Community High School is on a map and read about their local environment here.

Chudleigh Church of England Community Primary School in Newton Abbot, Devon joined Roots & Shoots: Mission Possible today.

You can see where Chudleigh Church of England Community Primary School is on a map and read about their local environment here.

Yesterday the Living Classroom Biodiversity Team met with Karen, our Project Manager, Cate Holliday, our expert Environmentalist and Jackie, a gardening friend of the project to look at how we can encourage Biodiversity across the school grounds. From the meeting the team decided the main area would be the Ecology Area and redevelopment of the natural pond.

The team now has to make an accurate plan of the area and will have an identification workshop at the beginning of June produce a classification key for the plants in the area.  Mid June the team will be carrying out an Environmental data survey with Dr Jo Henley, a local Ecologist so that we can then display the information for all students to …

Read all of Penryn College Creates A Plan For Conservation – Mission Update!

An important part of the Penryn College Living Classroom Project is supporting other schools in the area to ‘grow their own’ and encourage biodiversioty in their school grounds.

Last term the Living Classroom team visited two primary schools in the area, Perran-ar-Worthal and Mylor, and asked Year 6 students to think about how they used their outside spaces at break and lunch.  They were then asked what features they would like to see in their outside areas that would make it a better, brighter, more enjoyable place.

Most student feedback could be put into three groups of plants, seating and play and so the next step was to work with a local garden designer to come up with potential plans for development.

Next …

Read all of Penryn College: The Living Classroom Reaches Out – Mission Update!

Penryn College started the Eco-Schools project this time last year and we have come along way since then.  The project is now run by an Eco-School Committee of students including Chair, Vice-Chair, Events Manager, PR, and Secretary, with 6 topic teams led by a team leader including Energy, Water, Recycling, Transport, Biodiversity and Healthy living.

Because of the work these students are doing the school has achieved its Bronze Eco-School award and has just applied for its Silver.  However I was concerned that the students were not getting the individual recognition for the work and energy they themselves were putting in to the project.

Penryn College has had a long history with success in the Nationally Accredited Sports Leaders Programme as well as developing …

Read all of Environmental Leaders at Penryn College

It’s coming to an incredibly exciting time for Penryn College as we move closer to the opening of our Living Classroom project and the first of our planting events.

Since moving in to our new school site in September, the Eco-Schools Biodiversity team have been planning the development of the school grounds to reflect their interest in conservation and sustainability with areas identified for a technology garden, Organic Farm, Conservation zone, sustainable design area, sensory garden and mini Eden biome.

Over the last year they have been holding a series of planning meetings with local horticultural students, experts and conservationists to produce a plan for each site.  So far they have a completed the plan for the technology garden encompassing plants for …

Read all of The Living Classroom at Penryn College – Mission Update!

St. Nicholas School in Southend-on-Sea, Essex joined Roots & Shoots: Mission Possible today.

You can see where St. Nicholas School is on a map and read about their local environment here.

Thanet Primary School in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire joined Roots & Shoots: Mission Possible today.

You can see where Thanet Primary School is on a map and read about their local environment here.