We are so proud to share that our Rowans nursery has achieved the Eco-Schools Green Flag Award for the first time!

This award is an international accreditation that recognises young people's environmental actions! The programme itself empowers and engages children (as well as staff teams and therefore families) in important environmental issues, teaches great responsibility and generates a sense of community, as well as develops the skills and knowledge children need to play an active role in protecting our environment now and throughout their lifetimes!

Congratulations to all the children and the staff at the nursery and a big well done to their eco-lead Shabreen, for leading sustainable initiatives so wonderfully at Rowans nursery!

 

(A Stay and Play session where children and their families used scrap materials from MK Play Association to make art creations, for a Wildlife Trust's #30DaysWild themed art gallery!)

(The children observing caterpillars turn into butterflies)

A snippet from Eco-Schools' feedback:

"You state that the most significant success of your Eco-Schools' work was implementing your planters to grow produce that was distributed to the community and we agree that this is a phenomenal achievement! You also went above and beyond by collaborating with outside groups such as MK Play Association and The Wildlife Trust, Children's Family Centre, and the Food Bank!"

To read more about Acorn's eco approach, click here.