Below is a digimap of the school I am currently on placement at:

• Evidence of existing engagement with sustainable education within the school such as garden area, recycling bins, litter picking ‘wardens’, bird boxes, and so on.

The school has litter wardens who pick up litter at breaks as well as bins and recycle bins. There are also flower boxes around the school grounds. In the school cafeteria, there are waste monitors. They take the trays and rubbish from other children in the canteen and dispose of the waste into a trolley separated for recycling.

• Consideration of actual play space for children and its suitability.
  • What opportunities are there for exploration, development, challenges etc.?
  • How is this space used?

The Primary 1-3 cohort has a wooden stage in the centre of their play area which suits for performing or imaginative play. They also have a large metal dragon climbing area which suits them for explorative play and can enhance their imagination further and to challenge them. The p4-7 cohort has a gravel area to play with painted games and a playing field for a  more sporty style play or a softer ground to play on. This area could be more suitable to play instead of a large gravel area.

• Discussion with children on these aspects of sustainable education.

I spoke to some of the children about what it means to be eco-friendly. They replied with it means looking after the environment, recycling and caring about the planet. They did not yet know the concept of sustainability but could tell me that recycling was important because we can reuse materials and not use as many resources to make things.