Congratulations!!!

Fantastic work!

We are very pleased to tell you that you and your Eco-Committee at Ash Grange Nursery and Primary School have been successful in meeting the requirements for the Eco-Schools Green Flag Award.

We reviewed your application and noted the following:

It is evident that young people in your school and nursery are aware of environmental issues and passionate about protecting our planet. Completing the Environmental Review allowed your Eco-Committee to recognise the positive changes that your school has already made and gain an appreciation of the future impacts that they can create. We took great pleasure in reading the insightful comments on your Environmental Review, they provided a wonderful insight into the discussions that took place whilst your Eco-Committee completed it. You chose to work on topics that mattered to you, and this is a sensible approach that will lead to increased engagement and bigger impacts. This approach places them at the heart of your Eco-Schools work and will lead to increased engagement. We enjoyed reading about your plans to grow vegetables! We were impressed with your focus on water this year, your range of activities sound fantastic! Your Action Plan contains a diverse range of activities aimed at creating positive behaviours, making an immediate difference to your local environment, and expanding your Eco-Schools’ initiatives into your local community. Your curriculum links come from a variety of year groups and subject areas, they’re very good examples of innovative and engaging environmental education! We loved seeing your uploaded examples of marine art created by your students! Your examples clearly demonstrate that staff members in your school are willing to go above and beyond to include these important issues in pupil’s learning. Pass on a thank you to them from the Eco-Schools’ Team. Your Eco-Committee have used a wide variety of methods to inform their school community about their work including your focused posters and newsletters, this shows they take pride in their achievements and are working hard to involve and educate all around them. We loved seeing your Eco-Board. It’s really visual and engaging and it’s great to see your Eco-Committee celebrated! Your greatest success is a brilliant achievement. Your Rags2Riches and Water Aid work has been a huge success with a positive impact on your community! It’s clearly something that pupils will be proud of and leaves a great legacy to build upon! We love your collaborative approach to creating an Eco-Code, this approach has allowed young people to take ownership and create a final code that will be treasured by everyone at your school! It was also wonderful to read you had supplemented your environmental learning with an Eco-Week to celebrate Earth-Day - this sounded brilliant! Thank you so much for submitting such a terrific application. We have loved reading about your journey and are incredibly impressed by all you have achieved. We have no hesitation in awarding you an Eco-Schools Green Flag with Merit, congratulations!