SUSTAINABILITY
themes linked to the sustainable development goals set out by the United Nations. Over and above learning all about sustainability in the classroom, pupils are also becoming increasingly hands-on outside it. You might find them taking part in habitat restoration or beekeeping; reducing their school’s energy consumption so that turning off lights, sockets and appliances becomes a community- wide preoccupation; or taking the message out into the wider world by participating in events such as the Cambridge Festival and Cleaner Cambridge campaign, seeking to raise awareness of sustainability and stressing the need to work together to protect and restore the world. In addition to being directly involved in the school’s myriad initiatives, you will find older pupils working with younger children to get projects underway, or running sustainability-focused assemblies to spread the word about what is happening and how they can be involved. Some initiatives, such as reducing food waste and increasing recycling, are highly visible. But sustainability-led decision-making also impacts other aspects of
“The goal is to develop confident learners who feel they have a stake in the future”
school life, from cutting back on harsh cleaning chemicals to introducing solar panels and rainwater tanks. Essentially, schools are getting the message across that, for sustainability to work, it has to be top of mind every day. The goal is to develop confident, curious learners who feel they have a stake in the future and are empowered to play their part. After all, today’s pupils are tomorrow’s business leaders. If our schools can ensure that sustainability, as well as profit, influences the decisions they make, everyone will be a winner.
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