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From Envirogroup Event to Whole-School Action!

It’s always exciting to see learning turn into action! After taking part in Enviroschools student events over the past couple of years exploring themes including World Environment Day, renewable energy and, most recently, our amazing biodiversity. The Envirogroup at St Mary’s School decided it was time to share some of their learning with the rest of their school.

The team came up with the idea of organising their own whole-school environmental morning. This involved everyone taking part in two hands-on activities in their house groups. Activities ranged from upcycling old T-shirts into shopping bags, making bird feeders, to building solar ovens and getting active with a water relay.

Of course, organising activities for a whole school takes a bit of planning! Angela joined one of the Envirogroup’s planning meetings to share some tips and ideas from running similar activities at Enviroschools events. She was also able to lend the group some useful resources. The students successfully applied to the Enviroschools Action Fund. This helped to purchase the extra materials they needed to bring their plans to life.

On the day, everyone got stuck in, had fun and learnt something along the way. It was fantastic to see the Envirogroup take ideas they had experienced themselves and turn them into an opportunity to inspire others.

A big thank you to Mrs Williams for supporting the students’ ideas and helping them make it happen. As well as to all the teachers who joined in with the activities. Most of all, congratulations to the Envirogroup for showing what student-led action can look like. This included planning, sharing their learning and inspiring their whole school community to get involved!