Pupils get involved with the Green Group The Green Group is a way for students to make a difference in the school. Student voices are crucial in aiding the College to achieve a more sustainable future, and it is through my own increasing awareness outside of school that I decided to join. I immediately saw the integral role the Group plays in environmental awareness around the Lancing cohort. In our meetings we have been breaking into smaller groups, targeting and looking into areas where sustainability can be enhanced around school. This included, for example, thinking about new ways to deal with food waste and update the recycling systems in Houses. Through these meetings we have been able to hear about positive changes being made at the College, for example we were recently briefed on the use of new biological cleaning
products that are being currently trialled. Although this is happening behind the scenes, these eco-friendly substitutions being made around the school show the degree of careful consideration and thought behind every decision made. With the exciting prospect of an ecoweek in the Lent Term, I’m hoping to create an art installation incorporating waste paper and card collected from around the College. The Group is also looking forward to working on our next term’s fundraiser for JUST ONE Tree, a charity we’ve worked with in the past. With all this in the works I’m hoping for another successful Charities
Term fundraising, with more beneficial changes being made around our Lancing community.
MOLLY THORNTON Upper Sixth
ADVENT 2021
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