Given the school closure at the start of the year it has been a relatively short term, but the Green Schools Committee have certainly been working hard to create a sustainable school environment! We started off the online term with a clean-up, whereby students and staff collected litter within their own 5km zone. This was a really positive step in reducing waste in our area. We also compiled a list of resources on the climate crisis which was sent out to the school community, to help reduce eco-anxiety and raise awareness about the issue.

In the meantime our Instagram account @kcsgreenteam has been running super successfully, and we recently launched a TikTok account too! These platforms are a fantastic way to keep up to date on the Green Team’s work in the school community. They are also being used to share information, resources and advice in relation to the climate emergency. Along with this, our noticeboard outside the Staff Room has been constantly updated with posters, information and other resources that students and staff can access.

For Earth Day, April 22nd 2021, we really wanted to encourage positive climate action, so through an intercom announcement, posters, and visits to the first year classes, we created awareness of the ways students and staff could help reduce their carbon footprint. Some of these suggestions included; bringing a reusable water bottle and reusable cutlery to school, reducing meat intake and recycling often. We really hope that some of our suggestions resonated with the school community, and we were really happy with the positive feedback we received for our Earth Day campaign. We are truly looking forward to continuing our efforts to ensure sustainability becomes a core value of staff and students at our school.

Stay positive and stay sustainable!

The KCS Green Team