{"id":15553,"date":"2023-06-01T17:30:41","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T17:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/?p=15553"},"modified":"2023-06-02T07:01:47","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T07:01:47","slug":"leswalt-achieves-its-eco-flag-renewal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/2023\/06\/01\/leswalt-achieves-its-eco-flag-renewal\/","title":{"rendered":"Leswalt Achieves 3rd Eco Flag Renewal and RSPB Gold Award!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are proud to announce that Leswalt Primary has achieved yet another Eco Schools flag, representing another two years of fantastic eco-friendly action from our highly motivated pupils.\u00a0 This achievement recognises all the hard work, dedication and drive from our pupils, our staff and our wider community.\u00a0 Our action targets for 2021 &#8211; 2023 focussed on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Litter and Waste<\/li>\n<li>Healthy Living<\/li>\n<li>Biodiversity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Many congratulations to everyone!<\/p>\n<p>The Education and Learning Team from Keep Scotland Beautiful have written to us with this message:<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><em>A big congratulations to everyone for this great achievement that reflects so much hard work and commitment. You have demonstrated a fantastic whole school approach to your Green Flag award, with <\/em><em>everyone in your school involved. It is <\/em><em>great to hear how many local organisations you have worked with to help you with your actions. Overall, you have done a fantastic job and are highly deserving of this Green Flag Award.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Not only did we achieve our Eco Flag, but we have also achieved our RSPB Wild Challenge Gold award after completing a series of challenges to <em>help nature<\/em> and <em>experience\u00a0nature<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We won&#8217;t stop there as we&#8217;re already thinking ahead to our next action plan for 2023 &#8211; 2025!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2023\/06\/01173002\/Leswalt-eco-certificate-2021-2023.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15681\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/2023\/06\/01\/leswalt-achieves-its-eco-flag-renewal\/leswalt-eco-certificate-2021-2023\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2023\/06\/01173002\/Leswalt-eco-certificate-2021-2023.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"542,775\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Mandy Whorlow&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1685644288&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Leswalt eco certificate 2021 &#8211; 2023\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2023\/06\/01173002\/Leswalt-eco-certificate-2021-2023-210x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2023\/06\/01173002\/Leswalt-eco-certificate-2021-2023.jpg\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15681\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2023\/06\/01173002\/Leswalt-eco-certificate-2021-2023-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2023\/06\/01173002\/Leswalt-eco-certificate-2021-2023-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2023\/06\/01173002\/Leswalt-eco-certificate-2021-2023.jpg 542w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 85vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2023\/06\/01174347\/RSPB-Gold-Leswalt.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15684\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/2023\/06\/01\/leswalt-achieves-its-eco-flag-renewal\/rspb-gold-leswalt\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2023\/06\/01174347\/RSPB-Gold-Leswalt.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"514,759\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Mandy Whorlow&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1685645120&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"RSPB Gold Leswalt\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2023\/06\/01174347\/RSPB-Gold-Leswalt-203x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2023\/06\/01174347\/RSPB-Gold-Leswalt.jpg\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15684\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2023\/06\/01174347\/RSPB-Gold-Leswalt-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2023\/06\/01174347\/RSPB-Gold-Leswalt-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2023\/06\/01174347\/RSPB-Gold-Leswalt.jpg 514w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 85vw, 203px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2023\/06\/01172554\/343399054_1602718456881399_1768290983241426945_n-1-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15678\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/2023\/06\/01\/leswalt-achieves-its-eco-flag-renewal\/343399054_1602718456881399_1768290983241426945_n-1-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2023\/06\/01172554\/343399054_1602718456881399_1768290983241426945_n-1-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"343399054_1602718456881399_1768290983241426945_n (1) (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2023\/06\/01172554\/343399054_1602718456881399_1768290983241426945_n-1-1-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2023\/06\/01172554\/343399054_1602718456881399_1768290983241426945_n-1-1.jpg\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15678\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2023\/06\/01172554\/343399054_1602718456881399_1768290983241426945_n-1-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2023\/06\/01172554\/343399054_1602718456881399_1768290983241426945_n-1-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2023\/06\/01172554\/343399054_1602718456881399_1768290983241426945_n-1-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/public\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2023\/06\/01172554\/343399054_1602718456881399_1768290983241426945_n-1-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>UNCRC Rights of the Child: Article 24 &#8211; Health, Water, Food &amp; The Environment.<\/p>\n<p>Sustainable Development Goal: 3 &#8211; Good Health and Wellbeing, 15 &#8211; Life on Land<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are proud to announce that Leswalt Primary has achieved yet another Eco Schools flag, representing another two years of fantastic eco-friendly action from our highly motivated pupils.\u00a0 This achievement recognises all the hard work, dedication and drive from our pupils, our staff and our wider community.\u00a0 Our action targets for 2021 &#8211; 2023 focussed &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/2023\/06\/01\/leswalt-achieves-its-eco-flag-renewal\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Leswalt Achieves 3rd Eco Flag Renewal and RSPB Gold Award!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11913,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15553","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11913"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15553"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15553\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15687,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15553\/revisions\/15687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/LeswaltPrimarySchool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}