Planet Protectors get top award

Planet Protectors get top award

Local schoolchildren at Saint James C of E Primary School, West End are the first primary school in the Borough to achieve the Eco-Schools Green Flag with support from the Council’s sustainability team.

An Eco Committee called ‘Planet Protectors’ was set up to chose three topics they would work on. Eco-Schools is an educational programme that empowers and encourages children to raise environmental awareness and improve their environment and the wider community. The positive impacts on pupils include increased confidence, development of leaderships skills, improved pupil wellbeing and behaviour and greater motivation at school.

The Planet Protectors worked hard on reducing the energy the school uses, recycling milk bottle tops and plastic pens together with encouraging more people to grow their own food

and pupils walking, scooting and cycling to school.

Cabinet Lead for Environment, Cllr Rupert Kyrle said, “These awards show the interest in the environment and climate change the young people have and we must listen to them and make the necessary changes. This award is richly deserved for the hard work that Heather and the Planet Protectors have put into it.”

Eastleigh Borough Council supports Eco-Schools and would encourage any other schools who are interested to talk through the options with Giles Gooding, the Council’s Sustainability Officer giles. gooding@eastleigh.gov.uk

Picture above: The Planet Protectors team at Saint James C of E Primary School