Coventry school wins international recognition for eco-friendly projects

ECO Award Green Flag award winners at Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School in Coventry

Source: Advent Communications

Pupils and staff at Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School part of the Romero Catholic Academy, are celebrating earning an Eco-Schools Green Flag Award after launching a series of eco-awareness projects.

Cardinal Wiseman's Eco-Committee was praised by judges for its tree planting initiatives to increase biodiversity, including the creation of 'Wiseman Wood', which is made up of almost 400 trees with many more still to be planted, that will serve as a nature reserve and an outdoor learning space for generations of pupils and encourage birds and insects to pass through the school.

The school picked up the Green Flag Award with Distinction, which is awarded to organisations who go beyond the core Eco-Schools criteria.

The award also recognised the Romero Eco Days, which are supported by the Eco-Committee and have so far been hosted at three schools across the academy to educate primary and secondary pupils about the environment through interactive outdoor activities with the support of Jonathan Ensell of horticulture training provider Roots to Fruit Midlands.

The school, in partnership with Roots to Fruit Midlands, has also created a Level 1 Practical Horticulture Skills course which will be jointly delivered by Patricia Blaney to groups of pupils who will benefit from this excellent vocational qualification.

The Eco-Schools programme was established in 1994 and is now delivered in more than 70 countries across the globe.

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Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School, Coventry: https://cardinalwiseman.coventry.sch.uk/