Miss Hamilton works with the Eco Committee to create, complete and evaluate the annual Action Plan.

Below are the targets on our 2015 -16 Eco Schools Action Plan.
Our three targets were Litter, Energy and School Grounds.

Energy

• To encourage school members to save energy.
• To take part in EDF Energy Week.
• To create an energy checklist to ensure all energy sources are switched off during holidays.
• To run events in school to raise awareness of Waste Electrical Equipment.

School Grounds

• To install painted playground games in our school.
• To acquire funding for future projects.
• To plant a tree to celebrate 50 years of Cross Arthurlie.
• To create a plan to maintain the school grounds.
• To start a gardening club.

Litter

• To maintain whole school litter picking system.
• To hold ‘Littter-free’ days in school.
• To create a litter policy.
• To obtain new bins inside or outside school to encourage people to throw rubbish away.

 

Below are the targets on our 2014 -15 Eco Schools Action Plan.
As this was our first year, our action plan was much more general.

Action

Have an active Eco Committee in our school.

To introduce a Eco Code

To develop the role of the Eco Committee within the school.

To inform the whole school, parents and the wider community of the work of the Eco Committee.

To involve the whole school in working towards the school’s Eco targets for the year.

To suggest ways to make the school ground more interesting and appealing.

To add more flowers and plants around the school grounds.

To improve drainage on large grassy hill area.

To research ways to make the playground more entertaining for all children.

To create a space for an outdoor learning areas or sensory garden.

To encourage further energy saving action.

To encourage and elect new members to join the Eco Committee for Session 2015-16