One of the best ways to learn about how to implement the Eco-Schools programme is to see how it works in other schools.
Here you can read case studies from existing Eco-Schools, according to school type, theme and award level.
We had several aims/ projects. There was a growing consciousness in the school community about the importance of sustainability and the importance of the environment, with a determination to recycle, to collect our own water and to create our own garden.............
More than a year ago we noticed the ground was littered with red elastic bands – long before it became a ‘newsworthy’ item. We had previously run a campaign/competition “Ways to reuse rubbish” and discovered that many items of ‘rubbish’ could be used again – for example cutting up the legs of old thick school tights made great stand-by hair bands, or cutting up old marigold rubber gloves made elastic bands! We wondered how we could use these red elastic bands again
Hannah Roberts, Eco-Coordinator at White's Wood Lane Community Junior School talks about their school grounds project.
Elmswell Community Primary school began their transport initiative to encourage more children to walk or cycle to school. Additionally, the school wanted to make travel on the roads in and around the village safer for everyone using them, whether travelling to school or to homes and businesses within the village.
Tracy Brennan, Environment Support Officer at Stoke-on-Trent City Council describes how the local authority has raised awareness of and supported Eco-Schools in her area.
We started the project to help us achieve our target of the Green Flag. The school had 10 raised beds which had been left for years, the children wanted to grow but the soil was compact and impossible to dig into, a lot of work and commitment was going to be needed.
Being a small rural school in central Bedfordshire, initially the prospect of Eco-Schools accreditation seemed quite daunting. Many of the case studies on the Eco-Schools web site seemed to be on a very large scale, however, we decided to embark on our Eco journey; taking small but measurable steps forward.
When we began working towards becoming a Sustainable school in 2007 most of our initial focus was on what we could change in our immediate environment.
One area we had not considered, however, was the Global Perspective. We felt that the children did not have a wider understanding of their future responsibilities in relation to Sustainability and world issues.
Bishopspark School is a Service Children's Education school (SCE). SCE is an Agency of the MOD and is dedicated to the education of the children of Service families and MOD personnel serving outside of the United Kingdom. Read how their website is an integral part of their Eco-Schools work.
We had already worked hard to gain the bronze and silver awards, so the green flag was a natural progression – and the children were very eager! To gain any award is an exciting event for primary school children, but our children, and myself are rather passionate about helping and protecting our world.
The school wanted to change from a school that just carries out projects into a true ‘Eco-School’ where every student knows and is proud of their environmental achievements, and wants to take the school forward in this way.
Canon Evans Infant school have been learning all the ways in which they can help the Wombles look after their environment.
The school gives their experience of achieving the Eco-Schools Silver Award.
The Woodroffe School share their experience of working through the Eco-Schools programme in readiness for their first Green Flag application.
Thomas Alleyne's High School has just been awarded it's fourth green flag to celebrate years of Eco work.
Are you proud of a project your school has completed? Do you think your experience could help other schools with their projects? If so please click on the appropriate case study link below and tell us about it.
Case Study Template - Project
Case Study Template - Applying for the
Green Flag
Please submit all completed case studies with a photo to eco-schools@keepbritaintidy.org
Don't forget, you can also use the Schools Search facility to get in touch with other Eco-Schools in your area.
| Green Flag: | 1,023 |
| Silver: | 3,427 |
| Bronze: | 4,435 |
