Each month we will post a new Eco Top Tip to help your
school go green and stay sustainable!
The Top Tips will include activity ideas, local special events,
information on national initiatives, themed weeks to get involved
with, and lots more.
October 2011 Top Tip
Children's Scrapstore - are you a member?
For all those halloween craft activities this term, why not
visit the Bristol Children's Scrapstore and make use of their
recycled and reused materials? They also loan
craft equipment such as badge makers - all for a very
reasonable fee. Visit the Children's
Scrapstore website for more information.
September 2011 Top Tip
Get the most from your green procurement!
It's the start of the new academic year, so ensure that your
school is using its eco buying power when making school supply
purchases. Try the Go
Green Consortium website for a
quick and easy way to purchase sustainably.
August 2011 Top Tip
Join Weapons of Sound as Boomfest goes for a new record of 750
people for the World’s Largest Junk Orchestra on Saturday 20th at
4.30pm!
Boomfest festival, 19th-21st August, Clarence Park,
Weston-super-Mare.
Boomfest is a FREE festival, offering a variety of professional
cultural and creative arts performances and workshops for all ages
through dance including parkour, street dance and free running,
live music, theatre, film, comedy, performance poetry, graffiti,
BMX-ing, skateboarding and art exhibitions.
Download the
Boomfest festival programme 2011
(pdf) for further information.
July 2011 Top Tips
New free digital teaching resources available!
For key stage 2,
DHL Envirosolutions has joined forces with
Waste Watch to create a
free, innovative and engaging new teaching resource about the
growing challenge of dealing with all our waste electrical and
electronic equipment.
The resource is designed to support key stage 2 Citizenship,
English, Science and Geography and the Eco Schools waste
minimisation theme.
To access the resource please visit the
Big
Challenge website.
For key stage 4 GCSE, Waste Watch has created 'One Planet
Packaging' - a series of resources exploring the nature of current
packaging and sustainable solutions for the future.
The scheme of learning offers a sequence of activities based on
action learning. It supports GCSEs in Design and Technology
including: Product Design, Resistant Materials Technology, and
Graphic Products.
Please visit the Waste Watch
'One Planet Packaging' web page to download the resources.
June 2011 Top Tip
Register for the Eco-Schools Solar Programme to access
innovative learning opportunities and PV Solar Panels for free.
Your school could save up to 25 tonnes of carbon, reduce its energy
bills by around 13.5% and save up to £5000 on electricity costs
each year. Hurry as this opportunity is open to the first 100
eligible schools.
Visit the Eco Schools
website for further details.
May 2011 Top Tip
The 2011 Eco-Schools Show will be held on Wednesday 22nd June
2011 at the Bolton Arena, Bolton, Greater Manchester. Attendance is
free for schools so why not come along and pick up some useful tips
and guidance to help you support Eco-Schools in your school.
Visit the Eco Schools
Show website for more information and to
register.
April 2011 Top Tip
Have you registered for the School Waste Minimisation Awards
yet?
The School Waste Minimisation Awards aim to encourage excellence
in learning about and taking action to minimise waste in
schools.
The Awards provide an opportunity for schools to be recognised for
exemplary efforts which support our initiatives to improve
recycling and reduce waste to landfill.
The Awards are open to all schools in North Somerset and each
school can enter one or both categories. One
winning school per category will receive £200 to put towards
an eco-project of their choice.
Visit our School Waste
Minimisation Awards 2011 pages for further information and
to download an application form.
March 2011 Top Tip
Get involved with the Climate Week Challenge
Could a team from your school come up with a brilliant idea and
a great plan of action to help combat climate change?
The Climate Week Challenge is the biggest single activity of
Climate Week. It will involve tens of thousands of people in
schools, colleges and workplaces all over the country tackling the
same task.
The Climate Week Challenge is a high energy, time-pressured
training and educational experience that develops the skills of
teamwork, innovation, creativity, planning, presenting and
delivering results to a deadline. It also promotes environmental
awareness and increases knowledge of sustainability issues.
There are different age categories ranging from five year-olds
to adults. It is completely free to enter and registration closes
on 15 March 2011. Visit the
Climate Week Challenge
website to register or find out more.
February 2011 Top Tip
Fairtrade Fortnight: Show Off Your Label
Remember Fairtrade Fortnight: Show Off Your Label runs
from 28th February - 13th March. Download the
Fairtrade Fortnight School Action Guide 2011
(pdf) or visit the Fairtrade Foundation
website for further information.
January 2011 Top Tip
Danone Yogurt Brigade
Danone has launched a scheme that allows schools and charities
to receive 2p for every Danone yogurt pot that they
collect. The returned pots will be made into items such as
plant pots and rubbish bins. Pre-paid postage labels allow the pots
to be sent back free of charge to the school or charity.
To sign up today visit the TerraCycle website.
For more information on any of these Top Tips contact
our Streets and Open
Spaces team.
