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Pupils of Deri Primary School celebrate platinum status

Posted on : 13 Jun 2022

Pupils at Deri Primary School have proven their green credentials after being awarded a top eco award.

Deri Primary School have been awarded the prestigious Platinum Flag Award after previously gaining three Green Flag Awards thanks to the environmental education programme, Eco-Schools.

Eco-Schools is an international programme run in Wales by environmental charity, Keep Wales Tidy and funded by the Welsh Government. This is their third Platinum Award Renewal.

The Eco-Schools programme inspires and empowers pupils to be leaders of change in their community, helping them learn about sustainable living and global citizenship while giving them the information and support they need to make changes that will benefit their school, local environment and wider community, such as reducing waste, energy consumption, transport, biodiversity, healthy living and litter issues.

As part of their Eco-Schools Platinum assessment, Deri Primary showed how they have continued to support the children and the local community to reduce, reuse recycle, use sustainable transport and develop their outdoor areas to attract wildlife among other projects.

Mrs Coles, teacher responsible for the Eco-committee said, “The children have worked hard to sustain the excellent standard we have achieved over many years and the eco-committee continue to keep the profile of eco-schools very high on the schools agenda”.

The Education Officer for Keep Wales Tidy added, “The Platinum Flag is a very impressive achievement and highlights the enthusiasm and commitment that Deri Primary has towards sustainable development. The dedication of the Eco-Committee over many years has been inspirational. I’d like to congratulate and thank all of the pupils and staff involved for their hard work!”

Cllr Carol Andrews, Cabinet Member for Education commented, “What a fantastic achievement for both pupils and staff at Deri Primary. Congratulations on setting a fantastic example to others.”

For more information on the Eco-Schools programme, visit www.keepwalestidy.org/eco-schools

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