Eco Club
Welcome to the Discovery School Eco-Club. We work collaboratively with our School Council and together we learn how to help the environment and make it a better place. Our new name is School-Eco Council.
The School-Eco Council is linked to the nationwide scheme Eco-Schools and with support from the school and local communities, worked hard over the past few years to fulfil the criteria required for the prestigious Green Flag. Not only have they improved their local environment focusing on the Eco-School topics; Waste, Transport and School Grounds, but they have also developed invaluable life skills. These life skills were; teamwork, planning, confidence, leadership, critical thinking, increased environmental awareness, improved environmental behaviours and improved health and wellbeing.
Part of the Eco-School’s criteria for the Green Flag is to decide which of the 10 different topics we need to focus on this year. These topics are;
Litter
Waste
Transport
School Grounds
Biodiversity
Healthy Living
Marine
Global Citizenship
Water and
Energy
The School-Eco Council are continuing their journey to helping The Discovery School become a more sustainable school and are inviting pupils, staff, and their families to partake in the Cut Your Carbon campaign. The Cut Your Carbon campaign from Eco-School, challenges you to complete six different activities that will reduce your carbon footprint during November. These challenges link to the Eco-School topics energy, transport, global citizenship, water, healthy living, and waste.
See this video for more information Cut Your Carbon video
The six challenges are:
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Can you have veggie vibes? Eat plant-based meals for at least one day.
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Can you ditch the drive? Travel for at least 5 miles in a more sustainable way e.g. walk, scoot, cycle. |
Can you buy nothing new? Resist buying new clothes, toys, games or books for a month.
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Can you drop it like it's hot? Turn down your heating by 1 degree for a week. Wear a jumper instead.
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Can you do no power hour? Switch off non-essential electronic devices for 1 hour. Read a book, or play outside instead. |
Do you have shower power? Swap 4 baths for 4 showers, for 4 minutes or less each.
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Together we can make a difference, so can you Cut Your Carbon?
In addition, we are creating an action plan for other activities through the year as well as updating our Eco-Code to link with our new school prayer...
Litter Pick
Did you know that over 2 million pieces of litter are dropped in the UK every day?
This litter is dangerous to wildlife, including us hedgehogs who can get tangled up in it, or mistake it for food and nesting material. This is contributing to the decline of your prickly friends.
In association with The Hedgehog Conservation Charity, and as part of a drive to minimise the impact of discarded rubbish on our local wildlife, our School-Eco Council were busy litter picking within the school grounds culminating with a community litter pick. The children also completed a tally chart for each piece of litter picked. Some of the items found were; drink cans, cigarette butts, dog poo bags, string, and crisp packets, but the most frequent form of litter were sweet wrappers!
We will share our results with Ol Moti school. Then they will share their result with us. I wonder what their most common type of litter is…?
Exciting News
https://vimeo.com/836857746?share=copy
We have also been featured in the Born Free magazine, Hear the Roar!!
Diary Dates
Every Thursday - Star Steppers!