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PORT TALBOT PUPILS STRIVE FOR GREEN EXCELLENCE!
Budding environmentalists at Groes Primary School are leading the way to ‘Eco-School’ status and a sustainable future with advice from the steel can recycling information bureau, SCRiB.
SCRiB’s Nicola Bennett has been invited to the primary school on Thursday 23rd April to assist the students in learning more about recycling. Nicola will host special steel recycling workshops, teaching pupils how the Llanelli-based steel tinplate company leads the way in sustainability.
The pupils are following the Eco School initiative and are aiming to achieve the prestigious Green Flag status. The school is committed to supporting the pupils and Jenny Tomkins, who is also the school’s Eco-club co-ordinator, felt the SCRIB workshops would help the children understand more about waste management and their environment.
Nicola comments: “I am absolutely delighted to be able to offer help and advice to Groes Primary as they work towards achieving Green Flag status. Sustainability and the environment play an ever more important role in day to day life and will play an even bigger role in generations to come. We believe that educating students is the key to securing a sustainable future and I’m really looking forward to see what the Port Talbot pupils achieve!”
Jenny Tomkins, teacher at Groes Primary added: “SCRIB is a hugely influential body that is leading the way in promoting sustainability and recycling in schools and colleges through its education resource. We have a great relationship with SCRIB and it is fantastic that Nicola can come to our school and offer advice and support to the pupils. I’m sure the workshops will be very interesting and will definitely help us in our bid to achieve Green Flag status”
The Eco-schools programme was developed by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) and is managed in Wales by Keep Wales Tidy.
For more information about the Eco Schools Scheme please visit www.keepwalestidy.org
