Green guide for schools
MORE than 100 Liverpool primary schools are getting a specially designed environmental education pack to mark the Year of the Environment.
It has been developed to support the National Curriculum for seven to 11 year olds, and encourages young people to think about what they can do to help save the planet.
It focuses on the importance of reducing, re-using and recycling to save energy and limit the amount of waste that is sent to landfill.
Included is information on the rich biodiversity of rainforests which are rapidly disappearing, facts about composting and a whole section dedicated to games and other fun activities such as songs and stories which help to spread the green message.
Also, there are two unique films made specially for Liverpool schools on the subjects of recycling and litter.
Corinthian Primary School will be one of the first to receive the pack on Monday (23 February) which will be given to them by the city council’s executive member for the environment, Councillor Berni Turner.
Councillor Turner said: “Last week 10,000 children across the city took part in green activities to launch the Year of the Environment – it goes to show that future generations really do want to get involved in green projects and do their bit to save the environment.
“This new pack is all about giving schools extra information, ideas and advice on how to include environmental themes in lessons, and at the same time suggest fun ways in which to get a serious message across to the pupils.
“I’m sure teachers will find the document incredibly useful and before long we’ll have thousands of young eco-warriors throughout the city!”
The pack has been developed on conjunction with the National Curriculum and the 2003 DfES Sustainable Development Action Plan.
The Plan has four objectives, the first of which is that: “All learners will develop the skills, knowledge and values to be active citizens in creating a more sustainable society.”
