Maltman's Green supplies eco initiatives for a sustainable future

Maltman's Green is an Eco-School with an Eco-Council who come up with environmental and sustainable initiatives to help save the planet!

Maltman’s Green was awarded their 5th Green Flag from Eco-Schools earlier this year and as an Eco School we are always looking for ways to improve their eco and sustainability credentials. Their Eco Council consists of girls elected by their peers who help inspire and motivate the rest of the School. They meet every half term with staff, parents and governors to form ideas and initiatives for progression. They have introduced recycling bins to the classrooms, campaigned to reduce car emissions in the car parks, held assemblies to inform the school of issues and projects that they are running, they take part in the annual ‘Clean for the Queen’ litter picking campaign, and run a Fair Trade stall at the Christmas Fayre.

For the past few terms the girls have run a 'Switch off Always' campaign which has seen them in the parents’ car park at morning drop off and afternoon collection, monitoring the numbers of idling engines and encouraging parents to switch off their cars while they wait.

Towards the end of the last term they conducted a poster competition where girls had to design a ‘switch off your engines’ poster as part of their Switch off Always campaign. The two winning designs have been made into permanent signs and were recently installed in their car park.

Well done to all the Eco council girls and to Lucille and Lily for their amazing designs.