Gardening club at St Giles Primary School Bedworth

As part of the school's work towards the Eco-schools programme and their green flag status, pupils at St Giles have formed an ...

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🌱 St Giles Junior School has an active eco-schools program with around 30 children participating weekly.

♻️ They have a comprehensive recycling system in place for paper, cardboard, batteries, toner cartridges, tin cans, and food waste.

🐷🐔 Some of the food waste is used to feed the pigs and chickens, while the rest is composted or recycled.

🌱 The students enjoy watching plants grow and learning about gardening, which they can share with their parents.

🪱 They also learn about the importance of insects like slugs and snails, which can be harmful to plants.

🌼 The gardening club allows them to plant and take care of flowers, while also creating a wildlife area.

💡 They have implemented reflective surfaces to discourage birds from coming near the garden.

⛏️ Regular weeding is done to give plants more room to grow.

🥦 They grow various vegetables like strawberries, beetroot, and onions, which they sometimes take home to make fruit salad.

Timestamped Summary

00:17 Val Lewis introduces herself as a teacher at St Giles Junior School and the lead gardener and sustainability manager.

00:30 Currently, there are 30 children from every class participating in the eco-schools program, meeting once a week.

00:45 St Giles Junior School recycles various items such as waste paper, cardboard, batteries, toner cartridges, tin cans, and non-cooked food items.

00:55 Leftover food from packed lunches is also recycled, some of it goes into composting and some to feed the pigs and chickens.

01:03 The school recently got a wormery, where they put waste from dinners, and the rest goes to feed the pigs and chickens.

01:09 Students enjoy watching the plants grow and learning about gardening, and they take what they learn home to tell their parents.

01:27 They also learn about insects that are harmful to plants, such as slugs and snails.

01:41 In gardening club, students plant and water plants, try new things with flowers, and have fun making things.

01:57 They created a wildlife area and have reflective materials to scare birds away from the garden.

02:07 Weeds are always dug up to give the plants more room to grow.

02:09 They have been planting strawberries, beetroot, and onions, and sometimes take the vegetables home to make things like fruit salad.

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Q&A

What is St Giles eco-schools?

St Giles eco-schools is a program at St Giles Junior School that focuses on sustainability and recycling.

What do they recycle?

They recycle waste paper, cardboard, batteries, toner cartridges, tin cans, and non-cooked food items from the kitchen.

What happens to the food waste?

Some of the food waste goes into composting, while the rest is used to feed the pigs and chickens.

What do the children learn in the gardening club?

In the gardening club, the children learn about plants, insects, and how to care for the garden. They also have fun making things and trying out new stuff using flowers.

What vegetables do they grow?

They grow strawberries, beetroot, onions, and other vegetables. The children sometimes take these vegetables home to make things like fruit salad.