SUSTAINABILITY
GO GREEN St Faith’s (left and below) has a Pre Prep gardening club and Eco Committee where pupils grow pollinator-friendly plants and Stephen Perse Cambridge (above) leads a litter pick to clean up the environment
The initiatives that they provide aren’t just highly imaginative but child-centred too so that pupils ‘build understanding over time and can connect learning to the world around them’. In science, children may explore ecosystems and energy, while creative lessons encourage them to design, make and problem solve with waste reduction and reuse in mind. “The aim is to develop confident, curious learners who can think critically about environmental issues, make responsible decisions and feel empowered to play their part – now and later,” she says. At Stephen Perse Cambridge, head of sustainability Chris Woodey, an advocate
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