Objectives * To know how natural processes work * To know our lives are connect with others * To know how to make decisions * To develop a global perspective and loyalty to the world community * To develop understanding of quality of life - Rights and responsibilities Francis Askew Primary School consists of 15 teachers, 7 teaching assistants and 269 pupils who will participate in the project. Activities Energy * Involve pupils displaying and taking meter readings * Class monitors for equipment and lights *Put up notices - switch off lights * Monthly energy newsletter * Energy audit checklist Transport * Walk to school event * Promote bike shelter at school *Try to use energy efficient buses on trips Water * Instal flush savers * Collect rain water for watering plants & garden and cleaning * Check water meters usage Healthy living * Fair trade tuck shop * Fair trade campaign * Pot plants in classroom * Exercising School grounds * Develop garden areas, grow food * Compost bins * New litter bins to encourage recycling / create anti litter campaign * Capture pupils imagination in the out door world Global perspective * Fair trade tea/coffee * RSPB Big Bird watch * Awareness of events world wide Waste / recycling * Recycle stationary products * Recycle plastic, clothes, paper * All staff to keep used glue lids / pen lids for when current ones are lost * Recycling bins in classrooms * Create a re use / repair programme Biodiversity * Bat boxes * Bird feeders * Hedgehog houses Inclusion and participation / global dimens * All pupils to fully participate in school life * A respect for human rights, freedoms, cultures and creative expression * Activities that improve the lives of people living in other parts of the world Food * local and sustainable food / maximising use of local suppliers * Social responsibility and animal welfare Impact envisaged The learners make sense of the world and their place in it. To be integrated across the curriculum, and embedded in the routines, events and ethos of the school. Project summary To highlight the crucial requirement to make all stakeholders aware of the literally , vital importance of sustainability for present and future generations. To emphasis the key role of the child who will soon be the curator of the planet. To encourage the concept that sustainability is global, by its very nature, a global and pressing issue. To encourage the concept of sharing good practice with partner countries and stakeholders. To use the project as a means of encouraging awareness of the need for teaching modern foreign languages in primary schools