Next Friday the school will be holding an Eco Day to promote the launch of the Eco Code. Groups of pupils from each year group will be involved in a variety of activities throughout the day.
S1 - Litter picking
S2 - Monitoring use of lights / painting picnic tables from Millennium Garden in Technical elective
S3 - Tree planting
S4 - Tidying the Millennium Garden
S5/6 - Construction of greenhouse
SLC - spring bulb planting
Staff are encouraged be to eco-friendly on the day. Here are some suggestions:
- car share for the day
- cut down your photocopying
- switch off lights, open the blinds and use natural daylight (weather permitting!!)
- use the new recycling boxes for paper
- register with the mailing preference service (www.mpsonline.org.uk) to reduce junk mail
- the urn in the staffroom will be switched off after lunch from Fri 21st. The kettle will still be available for boiling water.
Thursday 13 November 2008
Wednesday 22 October 2008
LET'S GROW VOUCHERS
The Eco Group is collecting Morrisons Let's Grow vouchers. These can be exchanged for gardening equipment for the school garden. Please hand in any vouchers to Mrs Elder.
COMPOSTING
Our new compost bins have arrived. There is one beside the greenhouse and another in well 2 at Science. We can now start to compost a lot of our organic waste. Caddies for organic waste can be found in the school kitchen, Science, H.E and the staffroom. Make sure you read the composting Do's and Dont's!!
Friday 3 October 2008
Introduction
Doon Academy is a secondary school in East Ayrshire, Scotland. This blog will chart our journey to becoming an eco-school. We are currently working towards our Bronze Award.
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