Eco Trip to St mary's Catholic Primary School

The Work Related Learning and Healthy Schools Initiatives collaborated by sending 2 students to a local Primary school to tell them a little about what we do.

Ms Austin  and  Ms Fitzgerald

Here’s what Daniel Benjamin & Zackary Youssef 10AS had to say about the experience:

On the 12th of November 2009 we went to talk to the school council of St. Mary’s Primary School about how they could reduce their carbon footprint and improve the local environment. We asked how long they thought certain objects took to decompose and to their astonishment it was a lot longer than they expected. We also explained to them the basic laws on littering in public places.

We also informed them of what was going in our school such as the allotment where we grow a variety of vegetables such as potatoes and pumpkins. They too had an allotment but not many knew what was going on in their allotment, since the visit they have become more interested in what their school are doing to help the environment.

It was a very valuable experience that we have gained many skills from and we hope that they have considered what we have said.