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Carbon Zero pledge

It’s important that we all do our bit to move Walhampton closer to being Carbon Zero. Our enthusiastic Eco activist in Year 6 and all-round Super-Hero, Javier, has these everyday tips for us: Be mindful – switch off (Christmas) lights and screens when not in use Recycle more – we’re collecting aluminium, old pens, stamps, […]

Christmas jumper day bring & buy

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 […]

Walhampton Harvest Celebration

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 […]

Celebrating Eco Day at Walhampton

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 […]

Sustainability at Walhampton

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 With many eco-initiatives that have superseded the requirements for the ‘Green Flag Status’ it is clear that Walhampton cares deeply for the environment.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 […]

Walhampton School’s Eco-day 2022

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 […]

Why Walhampton is ECO!!

What is eco? Well, eco is really easy! Eco is helping the environment by taking small steps and it makes a huge difference! Here are some examples: Recycle bottle lids, batteries, cans and old pens that don’t work Reducing the amount of electricity you use Re-using your bottles And recycling objects by locating a recycling centre to reuse […]

Postcard to Paris – Congratulations Daisy

At a presentation at West Solent Solar Farm this week, Daisy King of Walhampton School was awarded a special prize by the Mayor of Lymington for designing one of the most striking postcards – which she had actually written in French. Around a thousand postcards made by New Forest pupils were handed over to Mark Hancock who is […]

Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots Teacher Amy Marshall Wins fully – funded place at the Earthwatch Expedition 2015

The evidence for climate change is sobering, and reading the pre-course materials for the Earthwatch Institute’s Teach Earth programme made my heart sink. Not for long though – I arrived at Wytham Woods one Sunday in the middle of August, for a week’s residential where I quickly got to know a group of the most […]