Pupils at Our Girl and St Patrick’s Excessive had motive to have fun after being awarded their first Eco Faculties Inexperienced Flag Award.
The varsity was recognised after launching a joint campus venture with neighbouring St Peter’s Main, Aitkenbar and Bellsmyre and Andrew B Cameron ELCC working collectively to Maintain Bellsmyre Lovely by doing litter picks in and across the grounds.
Senior pupils within the faculty’s eco group have been praised for his or her work in making the varsity and grounds extra sustainable. Following COP26, S1 pupils engaged in high-profile initiatives mentioned on the worldwide convention.
ICT college students investigated native companies and proposed enterprise plans to assist them discover methods they'll turn out to be extra sustainable.
In English, pupils studied poems primarily based on litter and air air pollution whereas in maths younger folks studied the chances of air pollution charges.
The varsity was praised for his or her engagement with dad and mom and carers through their Eco Twitter web page, which they used to advertise and encourage households to think about the atmosphere and turn out to be extra environmentally pleasant.
Inventive pupils additionally posted recipes to encourage households to interact in Meat Free Mondays and pupils made meat free recipes in residence economics, which have been shared with family and friends.
Councillor Karen Conaghan, convener of instructional companies, mentioned: “I want to congratulate everybody at OLSP for his or her half in being awarded the Inexperienced Flag for the primary time.
“It is a nice achievement and everybody needs to be very happy with taking part in their half in serving to the atmosphere and making Bellsmyre a cleaner, greener space for us and future generations.”