Accrington St Christopher’s Summer Eco Fair

Posted on June 24th, 2010 by Agent W Litherland

An East Lancashire school St Christopher’s held a major environmental celebration, on Saturday 12th June.

Visitors who biked to the event, were rewarded with a free breakfast, a little more exercise on the cycle smoothie maker ensured the extra pedal power was worth while with a healthy fruit drink!

Children and adults tried to ‘give something back’ to the Earth, by learning more about sustainable living. The fair will brought together 12 local primary school teams to compete for the first “Primary Eco Factor” which was won by St Peter’s Primary School, Accrington. To find which primary school had the ‘eco factor’, teams of four were challenged to under take the green ‘triathlon’ and an eco treasure hunt around the fair. St …

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Rogerstone Primary is working towards a better future for all – Mission Update!

Posted on April 23rd, 2009 by Agent Payne

Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship

Rogerstone Primary is continuously working towards becoming a more sustainable school for all; Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship is always at the forefront of our work.  In September 2006, our new school premises opened.  The building was the first of its kind in Wales; a sustainable school.  When designing the new building the School Council and most importantly, the Eco-Committee played a vital role in the developing and planning of the new school.  The work they put in, as well as the advice from other specialists means our school has a variety of sustainable features.  Two of the main features are: a sedum roof to collect rainwater which is …

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