Greater biodiversity benefits all living things and provides opportunities for learning and teaching both while creating and while\u00a0 using and maintaining a biodiverse space.<\/p>\n
To allow young people and adults to engage with nature we can take\u00a0 simple steps to bring nature into our school grounds – the spaces we visit every day.<\/p>\n
Drongan PS classes are involved in developing their school grounds as part of a John Muir Award<\/a>. This\u00a0 Drongan Primary School John Muir Award Sway <\/a>is being used to keep track of progress.<\/p>\n EA Clean Green Education Award and Eco Schools Scotland<\/strong><\/p>\n Greening the Estate can contribute towards both the EA Clean Green Education Award and Eco Schools Scotland<\/a> award.\u00a0 \u00a0In particular, planting for wildlife can be an element within your School Grounds and Biodiversity topics, two of the\u00a0 Green Flag Award 10 Topics.<\/a><\/p>\n Go Wild About School Grounds<\/strong><\/p>\n The website\u00a0Wild About Gardens \u00a0<\/a>has many suggestions to help gardeners (and schools) take action to support nature.\u00a0 Included are\u00a0 booklets with comprehensive guidance for a range of activities that would help bring nature into your space.\u00a0 Themes include:<\/p>\n Bring Back Beetles<\/a><\/p>\n Grow a Secret Garden for Butterflies<\/a><\/p>\n Big or Small Ponds for All<\/a><\/p>\n Get Creative for Hedgehogs<\/a><\/p>\n Go Wild for Worms<\/a><\/p>\n Stars of the Night – Bats<\/a><\/p>\n Your Wild Bee Action Pack<\/a><\/p>\n Wild About Lawns<\/a><\/p>\n Tree Planting<\/strong><\/p>\n EAC schools have been involved in a tree planting programme through I Dig Trees<\/a> .\u00a0 Working with TCV Scotland in excess of 2000 trees have been planted in school grounds over the last few years.<\/p>\n I Dig Trees tree planting guide 2020<\/a><\/p>\n How to videos –\u00a0How to Plant Your Trees<\/a><\/p>\n EAC LOST Tree Planting and Tree Care<\/a>\u00a0 Lesson Grid and Eco Systems and Food Chain Investigations <\/a>Lesson grid<\/p>\n More resources and support for tree planting and care can be found at\u00a0Tree Council.<\/a><\/p>\n Trees have a huge role to play in carbon capture and therefore in Climate Action.\u00a0\u00a0Trees and the EAC LOST Carbon Cycle Lesson Grid<\/a> and the\u00a0Carbon Game<\/a> can be used to introduce the concepts behind it.<\/p>\n Galston Primary P7 class created a fantastic\u00a0 video as part of their John Muir Award to talk about why they were planting trees in their school playground and the role of trees in climate action.<\/p>\n