Walhampton School’s ‘People of Power’ is an awesome group of activists that want to challenge racism and make a difference through education and action! Recently in our PoP group, we came up with the idea of introducing more authors of colour into our school Library. In order to help us reach our goal, one of […]
Chef Carl and team had a busy afternoon harvesting red onions and lavender, watering, prepping soil for planting carrots and quality testing blackcurrants and raspberries. The blue potatoes have already been enjoyed in the dining room and courgettes are doing brilliantly too!
Walhampton’s Y5 and Y6 conservationists took a break from lopping laurel for a week to road-test a game designed to make us stop and think about electricity usage. They ranked various appliances from game consoles and phone chargers to fridges and kettles before thinking about which activities use the most energy – where would you […]
Walhampton has staged its first Trashion/Fashion show during an assembly and at our Friday chapel service. The children have worked incredibly hard creating their pieces with some of our seniors undertaking their project during enrichment sessions this term. There were three categories to enter including, ‘Trashion’, using recycled items to make an outfit; ‘Forever Fashion’, […]
It’s been a busy first week back for all of our pupils and we have another exciting half term ahead of us… Our pupils and staff are busy preparing to take part in Walhampton’s first Fashion/Trashion Show! A group of pupils are currently working hard, sewing outfits, garments and accessories in an effort to recycle […]
Did you know 1 in 4 Christmas jumpers are only worn once? One of our Year 8 pupils is keen to reduce waste from fast fashion and raise money for our chosen school charity. So she has taken action and put together a Christmas jumper Bring and Buy sale! The aim is to recycle and […]
Our recent festival of singing and poetry provided the perfect opportunity to give thanks for all that we have and to appreciate how very lucky we are. We listened with empathy and understanding to Mr Stanley from Lymington Basics Bank. Harvest donations were gratefully received and will help the volunteers in Lymington give food to […]
What a brilliant way to start this year’s Eco Day. There was plenty of curiosity from across our year groups as we talked, shared and listened to how we can all help to save our planet. As part of our Eco Day to launch our Carbon Zero pledge, we welcomed author Mattea Pauc of Re-Educating […]
There is no doubt that Walhampton is a school with green thumbs. With many eco-initiatives that have superseded the requirements for the ‘Green Flag Status’ it is clear that Walhampton cares deeply for the environment. The School’s aim to be net carbon zero by 2030 and the growth in student lead environmental campaigns shows that […]
Re-Educating Earthlings What a thought-provoking day! Climbing Everest by stairs fundraising for Flora and Fauna International, finding out about the SDG’S, thinking about what our ‘just one thing’ action might be, and hearing about the Wild Life of the awesome Dr George McGavin with bonobos and volcanoes were just some of the highlights from our […]
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