Our Environment

Environmental concerns have become more visible in recent times, with every business having to think proactively about its operations to make it as environmentally friendly as possible. This approach is as important to every one of us, as we should also question our everyday decisions and behaviours so that we are stepping up to take our wastage and carbon emissions down.

My basic thought processes when planning any of my lessons are; will they be safe for the children? and, how does it impact our environment? Avoid, Reduce, Reuse and Recycle are 4 key areas I question and plan towards so that I offer the best possible lessons to children which still remain fun, creative and without further contributing to unnecessary waste.

I use this opportunity to find ways of educating children on topics such as; carbon emissions, net zero, global warming, renewable energy etc, where these exist in the real world and ways we can live more sustainably.

When it comes to the materials I offer for my lessons, I aim to avoid using single use materials.  When I consider purchasing resources, I look at whether I can source them as preowned, which in most cases is possible, however where this isn’t possible, the products I purchase can be used over and over so are not single use.

The scale of the challenges facing the health of our planet are so much more visible and may seem daunting, but we can all do something to help by stopping to think, question and adapt our daily patterns, behaviours and attitude for the good of our planet.