OurWorld
“There is a great deal of energy and commitment for a greener life at St Peter’s.”
(Mrs Hall, Head of Geography St Peter’s 13-18)
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ur pupils are leading the way in creating a more sustainable future for St Peter’s School. Our Eco Councils and Eco Clubs have pioneered environmentally friendly initiatives this year which have had a huge impact throughout the school. We are also proud to be following the Eco Schools programme, and we hope to achieve the prestigious Green Flag Award for all three sections of the school. St Peter’s 2-8 and St Peter’s 8-13 have both achieved the Silver Award and St Peter’s 13-18 has recently achieved the Bronze Award.
St Peter’s 2-8 Save the Oceans Led by the School Council and inspired by a theme on oceans, the children at St Peter’s 2-8 pursued a campaign to stop the use of single use plastic bottles at school. The Council devised a petition and collected over 500 signatures from in and around school, including Mr Walker’s and Dr Helen Sharman’s when she visited St Peter’s. The Council took all this information to the school Bursar and made recommendations to address the problem further by increasing the use of recycling in school and reducing the use of disposable plastic items in the kitchens. This resulted in the launch of the multi-use water bottle for every child at St Peter’s 2-8. The initiative is now being rolled out at St Peter’s 8-13 and St Peter’s 13-18. Bonza School Bake Sale In January, the children organised a special bake sale to raise funds for injured animals affected by the bush fires in Australia. Pupils from Reception baked kangaroo and koala shaped biscuits in the Dining Room to support the bake sale and the biscuits were available in the Atrium before school and at morning break for a minimum of 50p. Thanks to their pioneering efforts, the children raised £175 from the bake sale and all proceeds were sent to WWF Australia.
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