Eastbury Community School are Eco Champions!

Eastbury Community school pupils are serious about creating a cleaner and greener school and borough for young people and residents.

The school’s young people created an Eco Squad in 2020 and carried out a survey to identify what environment issues mattered to pupils, creating green objectives. The school agreed that their top priorities were to reduce litter, cut down on waste and to recycle more.

Pupils held a special recycling meeting with the school council and senior leadership team to talk about how they could do more to create a greener school environment.

They developed a fun recycling poster campaign and the top three posters are now used across the school to remind everyone to recycle as much as they can! They also developed a points system, providing points to pupils who recycle things, including crisp packets, to get more youngsters recycling.

What’s more, the Eco Squad planted trees in the school which were provided by the Wildlife Trust, and some students even planted some baby trees at home to help create greener gardens across the borough. Pupils are also starting a Gardening Club to add even more greenery and biodiversity to the school garden.

Fantastic work Eastbury Community school!