If we are absolutely honest, how on this beautiful earth can a school be ‘sustainable’? We are users – and heavy users at that – of resources, heat and equipment. Health and Safety dictates that we cannot cut back on so many aspects of light and heat, while quick responses, financial constraints and necessity dictate that we cannot always select the cheapest options.

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What we can do well is to educate the children in our care to consider and appreciate the value of everything they own and how they will live their lives. To understand they have options and to make ethical and sustainable choices.

From the youngest children in Nursery to our fledglings in Year 6, the girls have roles and …

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Hello from Mission Control at Leaden Hall School.   We have just joined this project and are delighted to tell you about our Eco work.   We are a Green Flag Eco-School and have  just won the West of England DCSF Teaching Award for Sustainable Schools – so we are trying very hard to be sustainable.   We really enjoy our Eco activites and everyone from Nursery to Year 6 (including the teachers and support staff) join in.   Why not take a look at our website to find out more?  www.leaden-hall.com. Look for the Eco links.

Last week a group of our students represented Penryn College at Cornwall’s first Education for Sustainability Conference at the Eden Project.  There the students delivered a presentation on the work we have been doing on developing our environment and bringing sustainable practices into our school.

It was also a great opportunity to hear about the work of others schools and listen to key note speeches from David Weatherly and Henryn Leibling.  the students also got an opportunity to work with the group ‘Weapons for Sound’ on a drumming workshop.

Thanks to the students who attended for representing the school so well and to the organising team for a great day.