St Peter's CE Primary School in Harrogate has been awarded the 'Eco Schools Green Flag' at distinction level for its environmental efforts.
The award feedback acknowledged that the school’s young people engaged “enthusiastically” with climate education.
They also praised the fact that the whole school community was involved in their Eco-School initiatives, including the 'Golden Light Switch Award.'
The feedback praised St Peter’s School’s energy saving initiatives:
“We loved the idea of a 'Golden Light Switch Award' and the success it has brought to both awareness and reduction of energy.”
The school said it has already started to see financial savings since introducing the Golden Light Switch award; we hope to see this saving increase year-on-year.
Mrs Williams, Climate Education lead, said:
“The Climate Crew have worked extremely hard this year driving our eco - projects. Their enthusiasm has been inspirational.
“We are looking forward to building on our eco-work next year with even more exciting projects! It has been a real team effort.
“The children and staff team could not have been more supportive. We are very proud of our St Peter's family.”
Currently, the Climate Crew are in the early stages of starting a gardening club and have been busy sowing vegetables and plants from seed.
Eco Schools also praised the work of Business Manager, Mrs Foster, who worked with the Climate Crew to calculate our school's carbon footprint.
The school has already sought ways to reduce this footprint by participating in making eco-friendly changes to the building, such as LED lights, hosting three walks to school days and launching our 'St. Peter's walking bus'.
St Peter’s Primary School’s final walk to school day is on Friday (27th June).
Pupils will be joined by Spike the Road Safety Hedgehog.
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