- Turn off fridges during the summer holidays to reduce energy use
- Compost food waste
- Create a wildflower garden
The primary schools’ climate conference was held on Friday 12 July at Garth Hill College.
The conference was organised by Sustainability and Environmental Education (SEEd) and was facilitated in collaboration with The Harmony Project.
Schools involved
Around 40 pupils from across 14 schools were in attendance:
- Ascot Heath Primary School
- Binfield C.E. Primary School
- Birch Hill Primary School
- Fox Hill Primary School
- Great Hollands Primary School
- Jennett’s Park C.E. Primary School
- King’s Academy Oakwood
- Meadow Vale Primary School
- New Scotland Hill Primary School and Nursery
- St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School
- The Pines School
- Warfield C.E. Primary School
- Crown Wood Primary School
- Sandy Lane Primary School
Programme
Students had the opportunity to take part in a number of activities to help them consider key sustainability topics including energy, food and biodiversity.
They analysed graphs of energy use at a primary school, scored packed lunches on how healthy they are for us and for the planet and they studied the geometry of nature.
Action plans
They also had the chance to write an action plan to take back to their respective schools.
Below are some examples of the action plans that the primary schools created.
Binfield C.E. Primary School
Crown Wood Primary School
- Hold an assembly about how much electricity the school uses and how much it costs
- Campaign about electricity - ‘switch it off’
- Encourage parents and children to join the ‘100 club’ to reduce energy use at home
Jennett’s Park C.E. Primary School
- Install solar panels for electricity
- Get a beehive
- Plant and grow food
Meadow Vale Primary School
- To make sure food is organic, grown locally and fresh, and grow vegetables at school
- Install food waste bins
New Scotland Hill Primary School and Nursery
- Use solar panels
- Use food caddies to compost food waste
- Reduce energy using a smart meter
