Earley Environmental Group

Schools

Introduction

Schools

Dear Head Teacher,

The Earley Environmental Group was formed eighteen months ago, and is supported by Earley Town Council. It is run by volunteers and the first task was to complete a first phase environmental study of all the wards in Earley.

We publish a quarterly newsletter and would like to establish a schools page on this website, where pupils from local schools could contribute items specifically about environmental subjects, particularly concerning their school. Something in the nature of an A4 page or two of content/pics would suffice. Just a few ideas -

Wildlife areas created in the school grounds
Wildlife observations in school locality - foxes, red kites, etc
How Green is My School? - what energy saving measures are in place by pupils?
Designs for a greener school
Worries children have about the future of the environment, and what they would do about it.
Ideas contributed by the children

It is appreciated that schools are already overloaded with subjects to cover in the National Curriculum, but it could be a valuable exercise in IT and language for the children, as the items could be created on computers and uploaded to our webmaster. They would then have the satisfaction of accessing their own work on the web. Whilst you probably carry out environmental activities already, it would also build on children’s interest in their local environment.

This is just a feeler to find out what local schools think about this project, and we would appreciate hearing whether your school could contribute.

If you would like to contribute to the website, please contact the Webmaster or the Schools Co-ordinator to discuss the best way of submitting the information.