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Work with schools to promote Active Travel and Road Safety
The Eco Committee at Cwmdare Primary School identified within their Eco-School Action Plan
and Environmental Review that there were still several issues surrounding parking and road
safety. They formed a Considerate Parking Committee consisting of pupils, staff, parents, and
local PCSOs and are working on raising awareness around the issue of road safety. Read more
here.
Adamsdown Primary School have been working to reduce emissions in their local area and
increase active travel and have enjoyed engaging with the Living Streets WOW project.
‘I enjoy walking to school because I meet up with lots of my friends on the way and usually, we’ll
talk about school before we come.’ - Mena, Year 6 pupil, Adamsdown Primary School
Read more here.
Ty’n y Wern Primary School have been looking to increase the amount of active travel to and
from school. They have reported in their Eco-Schools case study that active travel to school
during focus weeks has been as high as 83% and their Active Travel Thursday’s are helping to
ensure that biking or scooting to school is becoming common place. Read more here.
Support communities to create 30 new woodlands and connect habitat areas
Goytre Fawr Primary School’s Eco-Committee had a target of increasing biodiversity within their
school grounds. The pupils planted fruit trees in the grounds, created bird boxes, bat boxes, and
seed bombs. The wildlife garden is also used as a wellbeing garden. A survey conducted by year
one pupils showed they had more wildlife in their grounds after their efforts. Read more here.
Ysgol Rhos Helyg conducted some tree planting in school and managed to get their partner
schools in Zambia to join in as well. Read more here.
“We as Kakumba Primary School Found Tree Planting Day as opportunity to raise awareness on
the climate change.” - Patson Nyangu, Teacher, Kakumba Primary School, Zambia
Nature based solutions for climate change and flood management
Led by their Eco Committee, the Eco Warriors, Blaenhonddan Primary School planted 315 trees
in their grounds, as part of their work to tackle climate change, but also to try and improve an
area of school grounds that was prone to being waterlogged. Read more here.
St James’ Primary School also have been involved in tree planting in their school grounds. Read
more here.
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Empower communities to have a greater stake in local regeneration
Eco-School Ysgol y Ddraig, as one of their actions, installed raised beds, planted fruit trees, and
created planters where all children planted, grew, and harvested a variety of vegetables and
fruits. They forged links with the local community by working with their local PCSO and Vale
of Glamorgan housing on a community gardening project at a local retirement housing estate.
Read more here.
Fynnon Taf Primary School’s Eco Committee and fellow pupils helped plan and design their new
school whilst studying the topic, ‘Shape my School.’ The new school will use geothermal power
from the local thermal spring. This new school, celebrating sustainability, will be at the heart of
the local community.
‘Shape My School’ was an amazing topic and it helped me understand more about renewable
energy. Soon, our new school will help the environment using our local thermal spring. We
learned so much about renewable energy and how our choices effect our future. - Y6 pupil and
Eco Committee Member. Read more here.
Gilfach Fargoed Primary School’s Litter Less Legend Project saw them take part in a Foundation
for Environmental Education (FEE) litter challenge. This consequently empowered pupils to
make a positive impact in their local community by reducing litter and raising awareness of
issues surrounding littering. As part of the project they have interacted with their local MP,
council, and library, and inspired their twin school in Lesotho to take action too. Read more
here.
Bring together a place-based zero waste challenge network of organisations to
support cultural change in businesses and communities
Pontarddulais Primary School pupils were horrified at the amount of plastic and polystyrene
waste in the school kitchen in light of procedures put in place after their return to school from
COVID Lockdown. Their zero waste beliefs saw them successfully changed to using reusable
Tupperware, therefore reducing waste, and helping spread awareness. Read more here.
Mount Stuart Infants investigated how they could reduce plastic waste in school, with each
class learning about plastic pollution and taking direct action. They report that by the end of the
summer term all pupils in the school were bringing their own reusable water bottles to school.
Read more here.
Pentllergaer Primary School were inspired to reduce water waste at school and at home after
attending an Eco-Schools/ Dŵr Cymru workshop. Read more here.
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