Baileys Court Primary Receive Second Green Flag Award

We were delighted to receive a letter from the children at Bailey s Court Primary School letting us know that the school has been awarded its second Green Flag of the Eco Schools Awards! The school achieved its first Green Flag in 2010 and has worked hard to continue and build upon the school s green learning and developments. The school has a keen and dedicated Green Team which is made up of children from Year 1 to Year 6. The Green Team meets fortnightly to discuss ways to promote sustainability and to make the school as environmentally friendly as possible.   Projects are led by the children from conception to delivery.

Since the last Green Flag, was awarded the Green Team has supported big projects in the school including installing a wind turbine, helping with the new butterfly hide and garden and providing a new home for the school chickens. Smaller projects have involved encouraging staff and children to recycle more by providing a new staffroom recycling bin and recycling bags for the school kitchen/classroom.   Litter picks have helped to reduce litter in the school environment, as have the new pencil bins on playground which were bought with funds raised by the team.

As well as organising and leading projects, the Green Team has many ongoing tasks that they fulfil brilliantly.   Each week, ‘Eco-Spywork (where the team monitor how effectively each class is turning off lights etc), meter readings, fruit composting and data analysis takes place.

The school celebrated their new achievement by asking members of the Green Team to raise the new Green Flag on the flagpole situated in the playground on Wednesday 6^th February (pictured).

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