Felsted for a Sustainable Future
The Felsted community of pupils, families and staff is committed to making a difference in the world and also to the world, by protecting our planet for the benefit of the generations who follow us.
However, we know we need to do more.
From 2023, Felsted will focus on ensuring that the need to care for our environment is a key consideration in every aspect of life at our school.
In addition to our existing eco-friendly measures is a raft of new initiatives, aimed at reducing waste, promoting sustainability and encouraging our ecosystem to flourish.
Please do all you can to support our efforts to make Felsted a greener place to study, work and live, and to protect our world for the Felstedians of the future.
Chris Townsend Felsted HeadECO INITIATIVES
From January 2023 - No single-use cups on school site – students and staff will use sustainable and reusable water bottles and coffee cups instead.
House Sustainability Reps will be tasked with suggesting and running sustainability initiatives.
The Grounds and Gardens Team will be working to compost and re-use natural materials.
Biodegradable and plastic-free items will be used as far as possible, including medical ice packs and sanitary products.
Transparency through tracking
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for 2023
We can’t save the world by playing by the rules, because the rules have to be changed. Everything needs to change –and it has to start today.
Greta Thurnberg
plan to regularly publish as much data as possible on printing and paper usage, food waste, general recycling and more, to encourage us all to move in the right direction.
Recycling and re-using
There will be more recycling facilities around the school along with more detailed information on how and what to recycle, including batteries, printer cartridges and even contact lenses.
Rewilding the Bury Pond and Eco Gardens
We will be encouraging new species of flora and fauna to thrive in these natural habitats on the school site which will help support the biodiversity of the local area.
Learning to care for our environment
Taking responsibility for the world will continue to be a key theme in lessons and activities for even the youngest Felstedians.
Making a Difference with OneTribe
Since 2021 Felsted has partnered with One Tribe to save 500 trees for each school admission registration received and each long-haul overseas school trip made; so far, more than 150,000 trees have been protected on behalf of the Felsted school community.
The Marshall Centre for Learning
Felsted’s new Marshall Centre for Learning has been designed in line with the school’s commitment to caring for our environment and, beneath its contemporary design, some of the latest technology ensures that it is an extremely energy-efficient building.
A car pool app is under consideration to reduce traffic emissions at school drop-off and collection.
Food waste drying and recycling technology is being explored.
Electric rechargeable vehicles for on-site transport for Catering, Stewards, Works and Grounds will be considered.
Sustainable school uniform options will be looked into. …and much more!
WORK WITH US
If any members of the Felsted community have ideas on how we can work together as one to be more sustainable in 2023 and beyond, please share your thoughts and ideas at ecoideas@felsted.org.
