Sixth Form College, Sir George Monoux has an outdoor Eco Gym that the students can use to charge their mobile phones, so they already experience first-hand the tangible effects that renewable energy can have on everyday life. The Student Eco Committee is made up of 15 students who run carbon workshops for all the other students to raise awareness, and the Buildings Manager does the same for other staff members.
Earth Day falls on the first day of a new term for St Faith’s Primary School in Cambridge. After an Easter holiday with more work to insulate buildings and to service boiler controls, the school will start the summer term with a lower carbon footprint. It will also be opening the new greenhouse which has a fantastic location in the centre of the school and next to the school kitchens. The first seedlings – provided by the catering team – will be planted and they will be putting some of the herbs grown elsewhere in the school to use in the school kitchen.