The document outlines the 2013 Eco Code for a school. It includes guidelines for respecting the environment, recycling, conserving energy and water, using sustainable transportation, eating healthy foods, and making international visitors feel welcome. An action plan details projects to improve the school grounds, create murals, reduce water use, monitor energy use, survey transportation habits, publish an environmental newsletter, and obtain an international grant. The school aims to take greater responsibility for developing ideas and improving the world.

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2. 2013 Eco Code
 Respect all environments. Keep our world a tidy place.
 Recycle as many materials as possible. Recycling is very important.
 Keep the schools energy bills low by turning off the lights or any other electrical
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objects.
Turn off any taps that are not in use. Water is the most treasured thing on our
planet. Do not waste it!
To save petrol: walk, cycle or join a walking bus.
Don’t forget “5 a day” and plenty of water. Exercise is important too!
Respect our playground including our plants.
When people from around the world visit our school make them feel welcome,
safe and appreciated.
Created by the Eco Club in
September 2012
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3. Eco Messages
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4. Eco Topics
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5. Our Activities
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6. Energy, water and transport
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7. Eco Schools Action Plan
Target
Action
Who’s
Responsible
Cost
Timescale
How will we measure
progress?
School
Grounds/quiet
area
To remove all rotten
planters and replace
with eco friendly
alternatives.
Whole school to
generate designs.
Eco Committee.
SMT.
Awaiting
quotations
End of Summer
term.
Photographs
diary
comparison of old and new.
School
Grounds
To complete murals for
walls in yard.
Liz Clement to
given time to
complete the
project with
children.
£200
End of summer term
Photographs before and after.
Water
conservation
Water bottles to be used
in toilet cisterns to
reduce amount of water
used when flushing.
Information given to
school during assembly.
Mr Derby and after
school eco club.
N/A
During spring term
and summer term
Data and presentation.
Energy
conservation
Temperature to be
taken in various
classrooms. Radiators to
be turned off if too
warm.
Meter readings to be
taken regularly.
Mr Evans and year
5E
Mrs Phillips, Mrs
Ford, Jade and
Celyn
N/A
Spring term
Throughout the year.
Data to be collected and
presented through Excell.
Transport
Survey to be completed
during maths lessons of
how children travel to
school.
Arrange “Walking bus”
Mrs May and yr5/6
maths group.
N/A
Spring and summer
term.
Data to be collected and
presented through Excell and
compared to previous years.
Spreading the
message to the
wider
community
Lakefield Star – termly
school newspaper.
Copies distrubuted to
local businesses, parents
and on school website
and shared e-twinning
space linked with
commenius project.
Questionnaire to be
devised by after school
club.
Children to be taken to
town to ask members of
public their opinions.
Letters to parents
written by Eco
Committee
Commenius Project.
To obtain grant for
project.
Mrs Kenny and
year 6
Mrs Phillips
(Comenius)
Mrs May, Mrs
Button and after
school club.
Eco Committee
Mrs Phillips
Paper and
printing
costs
N/A
Termly
January 2012
Children to ask parents and
local business for their
opinions.
Results of questionnaires.
Grant obtained July2012
International
links.
Commenius project
2012 – 2014 Pathways
to discovery. See
application form for
timetable of events and
productivity.
Project meetings with
other countries across
Europe.
To register and begin the
process of becoming a
Fair Trade School
Mrs Phillips, all
staff, pupils and
local community.
Staff, pupils and
governing body.
Mrs May & Mrs
Phillips
On-going
September 2012 –
June 2014
February 2012
Products, visits, mid term
evaluation, final evaluation
report.
Cross
curricular
mapping to
ensure all 8
topics are
being covered.
Template to be drawn
up, all staff to map
activites linked to the
environment. This will
include Cornerstones,
literacy, numeracy and
other school based
activites.
All teaching staff
N/A
September 2012 –
July 2013
Examples of work for school
portfolio.
We are taking
greater
responsibility for
developing ideas
and making sure
things happen. We
want to make the
world we live in a
better place to live.
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8. 2013: Big Project
Improving the School
Grounds
Our St David’ s Day
competition was to design a
new Quiet Area.
Our Eco Club have met with a
local business to discuss
ideas.
During Half Term, we hope
new moving planters will be
ready for the school.
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9. Comenius Project: 2013-2014
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10. Curriculum Work
Year 3 studied Welsh
History via Celts and
Romans incorporates
Cwricwlwm Cymreig.
Celebrate festivals such
St David’s Day and Diwali
to encompass the multi
cultural society.
All displays incorporate
the work of the children!
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11. Conclusion
The work we do with Eco Schools has become very
important to us.
All the children in school are aware of how important it is
to look after our school, environment and the world.
We try to take the message home to our parents and
extended families.
WE are the future of this world, so we need to take care of
it.
Thank you for taking the time to listen to us.
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