Hertford Vale
Hertford Vale is very proud to have an Eco-Club and an Eco community. Our school is committed to helping our planet by enhancing and sustaining our school grounds and local areas. Eco Club meets once a fortnight to look at ways we can improve our school, encourage sustainability and help with the ‘Big Issues’. Eco Club is open to all pupils in KS2.
Following an environmental review of the school, we have chosen that this year we wanted to focus on biodiversity, global citizenship and litter. Our Eco Club empowers students to want to help the planet; we are committed to creating change which will benefit future generations!
Since Eco Club began last year, we have recycled and repainted benches, planted flowers and grown vegetables, fundraised for charity, gone on litter picks and built bug friendly homes. We have developed an eco-code which is our promise to protect the planet. In lessons, we have influenced teachers to include environmental education within the curriculum. This has been through class litter surveys, blogs about plastic pollution, writing letters to the council asking for a recycling bin, growing potatoes and tomatoes, and participating in Practical Action activities which help us understand how we can build thriving lives and livelihoods on the frontlines of climate change. We have also been joined by some fantastic visitors who have expanded our environmental knowledge including Power Down Pete, the Marine Society, NY Rotters, Northern Gas Networks and JP Developers.
“I like that it is fun and you get to do lots of activities like planting and litterpicks. It is good to know that we are helping the planet.” Jessica, Y6
“I like helping the environment. It’s good to do stuff out of school to help like a litter pick.” Thomas, Y3
There are some photos below of some of the fantastic work the Eco-Club have got up to and some of the environmental learning that has been occuring in our classrooms.
Toilet twinning
We are extremely proud that our Eco Club successfully raised enough money to fund a toilet for a community in Tanzania. The children raised the money themselves by organising and running a book sale in school.
The toilet will make a huge difference in the village and is a wonderful example of the children being courageous advocates for positive change.
Our Eco Code
The children in Eco Club created an Eco Code that encompases all that we are trying to achieve. A great deal of thought and time went into making this as meaningful as possible to all our Eco Club members.
Hertford Vale
Hertford Vale is very proud to have an Eco-Club and an Eco community. Our school is committed to helping our planet by enhancing and sustaining our school grounds and local areas. Eco Club meets once a fortnight to look at ways we can improve our school, encourage sustainability and help with the ‘Big Issues’. Eco Club is open to all pupils in KS2.
Following an environmental review of the school, we have chosen that this year we wanted to focus on biodiversity, global citizenship and litter. Our Eco Club empowers students to want to help the planet; we are committed to creating change which will benefit future generations!
Since Eco Club began last year, we have recycled and repainted benches, planted flowers and grown vegetables, fundraised for charity, gone on litter picks and built bug friendly homes. We have developed an eco-code which is our promise to protect the planet. In lessons, we have influenced teachers to include environmental education within the curriculum. This has been through class litter surveys, blogs about plastic pollution, writing letters to the council asking for a recycling bin, growing potatoes and tomatoes, and participating in Practical Action activities which help us understand how we can build thriving lives and livelihoods on the frontlines of climate change. We have also been joined by some fantastic visitors who have expanded our environmental knowledge including Power Down Pete, the Marine Society, NY Rotters, Northern Gas Networks and JP Developers.
“I like that it is fun and you get to do lots of activities like planting and litterpicks. It is good to know that we are helping the planet.” Jessica, Y6
“I like helping the environment. It’s good to do stuff out of school to help like a litter pick.” Thomas, Y3
There are some photos below of some of the fantastic work the Eco-Club have got up to and some of the environmental learning that has been occuring in our classrooms.
Toilet twinning
We are extremely proud that our Eco Club successfully raised enough money to fund a toilet for a community in Tanzania. The children raised the money themselves by organising and running a book sale in school.
The toilet will make a huge difference in the village and is a wonderful example of the children being courageous advocates for positive change.
Our Eco Code
The children in Eco Club created an Eco Code that encompases all that we are trying to achieve. A great deal of thought and time went into making this as meaningful as possible to all our Eco Club members.
Hertford Vale
Hertford Vale is very proud to have an Eco-Club and an Eco community. Our school is committed to helping our planet by enhancing and sustaining our school grounds and local areas. Eco Club meets once a fortnight to look at ways we can improve our school, encourage sustainability and help with the ‘Big Issues’. Eco Club is open to all pupils in KS2.
Following an environmental review of the school, we have chosen that this year we wanted to focus on biodiversity, global citizenship and litter. Our Eco Club empowers students to want to help the planet; we are committed to creating change which will benefit future generations!
Since Eco Club began last year, we have recycled and repainted benches, planted flowers and grown vegetables, fundraised for charity, gone on litter picks and built bug friendly homes. We have developed an eco-code which is our promise to protect the planet. In lessons, we have influenced teachers to include environmental education within the curriculum. This has been through class litter surveys, blogs about plastic pollution, writing letters to the council asking for a recycling bin, growing potatoes and tomatoes, and participating in Practical Action activities which help us understand how we can build thriving lives and livelihoods on the frontlines of climate change. We have also been joined by some fantastic visitors who have expanded our environmental knowledge including Power Down Pete, the Marine Society, NY Rotters, Northern Gas Networks and JP Developers.
“I like that it is fun and you get to do lots of activities like planting and litterpicks. It is good to know that we are helping the planet.” Jessica, Y6
“I like helping the environment. It’s good to do stuff out of school to help like a litter pick.” Thomas, Y3
There are some photos below of some of the fantastic work the Eco-Club have got up to and some of the environmental learning that has been occuring in our classrooms.
Toilet twinning
We are extremely proud that our Eco Club successfully raised enough money to fund a toilet for a community in Tanzania. The children raised the money themselves by organising and running a book sale in school.
The toilet will make a huge difference in the village and is a wonderful example of the children being courageous advocates for positive change.
Our Eco Code
The children in Eco Club created an Eco Code that encompases all that we are trying to achieve. A great deal of thought and time went into making this as meaningful as possible to all our Eco Club members.