Eastchurch Primary School, UK, Good energy housekeeping – Ashden Award winner

This video can be downloaded here: www.ashdenawards.org Eastchurch Primary School won an Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy in 2006. To find out more visit the link above and check out the Ashden Awards Blog ashdenawards.blogspot.com Eastchurch Primary School has developed a culture of ‘Good Energy Housekeeping’; led by classroom Energy Monitors, and an ‘E-team’ of Year 4 pupils who monitor classrooms during the lunch hour. Eastchurch Primary serves Eastchurch and two other villages on the Isle of Sheppey. Employment at the docks is declining, and though there is seasonal employment in holiday businesses, this is a relatively poor area with a high percentage of pupils receiving free school meals. Since 1998, the school has had a programme of improving the efficiency of the fabric of the school including the use of low-energy lighting; installation of covered areas to reduce heat loss from doors; and the replacement of old kitchen equipment with energy-efficient devices. After considerable time and effort, a 3 kWp photovoltaic (PV) array was installed in 2005, linked to a prominent display outside the canteen which shows current and cumulative energy generation and CO2 savings. The major focus of the school is on careful use of energy, with a strong culture of switching off lights and appliances, and closing doors. Each class has an Energy Monitor to encourage this, and there are pupil-made posters and notices around the school. A group of the oldest pupils (eight- and …

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