July 2018 - We proud to report that we have just been awarded our second Green Flag.

Eco-Schools is a global programme engaging millions of children across 64 different countries, making it the largest environmental schools programme in the world.

The programme provides a framework for learning and action around ten topics – marine, biodiversity, energy, litter, global citizenship, healthy living, school grounds, transport, waste and water. It follows a very simple seven-step process to lead schools on their journey to achieving a Green Flag Award.

The programme is pupil-led and encourages whole school involvement. It also encourages closer links between schools and their communities. It offers many benefits for individual pupils, developing their knowledge and skills and improving their well-being. There are also many benefits for schools, with an added bonus of saving money.

Over the last two years the whole school has been very busy working on the following areas:-

School Grounds

Forest School Area

Our new Wormery

Planting 100 trees with Woodland Trust

Daffodil/lettuces/veg sale

School Garden/Wooden planters

Biodiversity

Great British Bird Watch

Living Eggs

Curriculum work – all year groups

Waste

Recycling and recycling rules

Composting

Volvo Round the World Ocean Race

Now have reusable cups at lunchtimes

Banned the straw with milk in Year R and lunchtime cartons

Plastic Planets work with New Forest Rangers

Waste Week 2018

Collecting milk bottle lids for MENCAP

Talk by Waterwise Year 3/4

Litter

Great British Spring Clean 2017

Beach Cleans

Litter cleans on school field

Energy

Switch off Fortnight 2017

Our Solar Panels have so far saved us over £6000

Kim’s Maths group presentation on solar energy

Visit to Lymington Solar Farm 2018

Transport

Walk to School Week 2018

Park and Stride 2018- Bronze award just got

Parents signing up to Parkwise Promise

Child and Staff surveys of how we get to school

Pollution monitors outside school 2017

Global Citizenship

Teacher exchange to Nepal

Fair Trade fortnight

Raising money for Children in Need, NSPCC, Santa Dash, Red Jumper Day, Poppy appeal, Shoebox appeal, Haiti fundraising

Monkey world- conservation

Fashion show with Kushadevi

Learning about artefacts from Nepal

New Forest Food Bank

Plant for the Planet 2017

Live links with our sister school

Freedom to learn charity

World Book Day- raising money for Kushadevi Library 2017

Community Lunch Feb 2017

Healthy Living

Golden Mile

Farm to Fork Year R

Skipping Day 2017

Year R/Year 5/6- Sustainable Farming- New Forest Show