St John The Baptist Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

WE ARE VERY PLEASED TO HAVE ACHIEVED THE GREEN FLAG SCHOOL AWARD.

Eco Council

Congratulations to our new eco councillors. 

Eco-Schools - Growing in God's love

An introduction to the Eco-Schools scheme

There are ten key topics which are central to the Eco-Schools programme: Marine, Energy, Water, Biodiversity, School Grounds, Healthy Living, Waste, Litter, Transport and Global Citizenship. These are woven into our curriculum and extra-curricular activities from the Foundation Stage to Year 6.

Here are just a few reasons why we have decided to become an Eco-School:

• The opportunity to integrate environmental and sustainability issues into the life of the school, impacting positively on the school ethos.
• Opportunities to deliver the Eco-Schools programme through stimulating curriculum work.
• The opportunity to raise achievement and enhance learning styles and thinking skills.
• The potential for financial savings.
• Benefits for our local community and the whole school.
• Access to a network of support agencies.
• A prestigious award at Bronze, Silver and Green Flag Level for us to be proud of.
• Opportunities for local and national publicity.
• Links with other schools in the UK and across the globe. 

Mrs. Tonks, our Eco-Schools Co-ordinator, introduced the Eco-Schools scheme to the children in assembly. They responded so enthusiastically, we got started straight away! The children applied for the roles of Eco-Council class representatives and everyone was bursting with ideas!

Keep an eye on this page where we will keep you up to date with our Eco antics!

Our Eco-Code, written by the children 

Our Action Plan

Here are a few examples of how our Eco work supports our mission - 'Growing in God's love' - in school and in our local community...

Please see our X feed for even more examples!

Years 3 & 4 thought about plastic polllution and made posters that were displayed at Junction 32 shopping centre!

Litter picking in our local area with volunteers from The Well Project.

Litter picking in our school grounds.

Here we are enjoying learning outdoors in our wonderful environment.

Healthy living - keeping fit and exercise is crucial to our physical and mental health.

We encourage healthy living through cookery lessons in all Key Stages.

Planting fun in Foundation Stage!

Super Science work, learning about plants in Y3.

Learning about micro habitats in Y1.

Art work showing how we can care for God's world.

Here is one example of our beautiful class Easter gardens...

Celebrating Earth Day as stewards of our world - Growing in God's love for our planet.