{"id":32,"date":"2015-09-02T16:40:03","date_gmt":"2015-09-02T16:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/firparksecondaryblog\/?page_id=32"},"modified":"2020-01-28T22:26:55","modified_gmt":"2020-01-28T22:26:55","slug":"eco-committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/firparksecondaryblog\/eco-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Eco Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"

Firpark<\/strong> Secondary <\/strong>School Eco-Schools<\/strong> Proje<\/span>ct<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

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Our Eco-Schools Committee<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Each year, one pupil from every class is elected as a member of the committee. Pupils who wish to become members nominate themselves and prepare a short statement on why the rest of the class should vote for them. Voting takes place by secret ballot and the results are presented to the whole school during an assembly. The committee meets at least once a term. During Eco-Schools meetings, the pupils give their ideas on different issues, such as, Litter, Recycling, School Grounds, Health and Well Being, Food and the Environment.<\/p>\n

Latest News<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

All new News Posts can now be found on our school app.<\/p>\n

Fairtrade\/Eco Day 9th March 2018<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

All pupils enjoyed taking part in our Fairtrade\/Eco Day.\u00a0 The theme of the day was sustainability and we had a visit from Sam from Amazonia, who brought along a number of animals for us to see and touch.\u00a0 She had snakes, cockroaches, stick insects and a bearded dragon.\u00a0 They were fascinating and we learned about taking care of the creatures we share this planet with.<\/p>\n

Pupils also enjoyed Fairtrade baking and drinks at our Fairtrade Cafe.\u00a0 \u00a0Mr Morley, our Headteacher, volunteered to have a sponsored haircut and pupils paid 50p to have a snip at his hair.\u00a0 Well done and thanks, Mr Morley.\u00a0 The Cafe raised \u00a3125 and the Sponsored Haircut raised \u00a335 which will be sent off to Fairtrade to benefit some of the poorer communities in the world to help with sustainable farming practices.<\/p>\n

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Waste Week March 2017<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

Our Waste Week, sponsored by The Pod, an educational website run by EDF Energy, started off on Monday 27th of March with a whole school assembly presented by the Eco Schools Committee. This was a busy week with\u00a0whole school activities to\u00a0raise awareness about many issues with waste. Classes carried out a waste week quiz; Eco Committee Members monitored\u00a0waste disposal in the dinner hall\/playground;\u00a0pupils introduced a \u2018REUSE\u2019 waste trolley and staff held a Swish Swap to clear out waste at home.<\/p>\n

Many departments carried out a wide range of activities as follows:<\/p>\n