St Michael's C of E Primary School, Highgate

At St Michael’s the whole school sticks to a set of green rules. The pupils are very worried about the future, so much so that they sit on a school council which debates green issues and has its own Eco Team. Everybody recognises that taking small steps can make a big difference to the future of the planet.

The level of commitment to the future of the planet is visible across the school – there are posters everywhere to remind children to turn off equipment and a special energy calculator which reveals how much energy is being generated by their newly installed solar panels.

St Michael's has been earning Green Leaves by:

• Setting up green notice-boards
• Composting waste
• Creating green posters to encourage energy-saving
• Growing their own fruit and vegetables
• Planting shrubs

Archbishop Ilsley Catholic Technology College & Sixth Form Centre

Teachers are finding that the future of the planet is a growing concern among students at this secondary school. To allay some of their fears, Archbishop Ilsley aims to help young people understand the processes involved in sustainable living and demonstrate practical outcomes that provide protection for the environment.

Archbishop Ilsley School has been earning Green Leaves from Generation Green by recycling mobile phones and printer cartridges.

The school also has an exciting green project underway: students are converting an area of waste land into an allotment which will be cultivated to grow food crops, herbs and plants for the school kitchens and food technology lessons – it will be sustained by run-off water from the school roof and organic fertiliser. The most ingenious and innovative part of the project will be to convert waste cooking oil from the kitchens into bio-diesel fuel to run the school minibus – an inspiring sustainable venture.

St. Cadoc's Catholic Primary

St Cadoc's is moving swiftly along its green journey because the school is driven by a dedicated and industrious team: the St. Cadoc’s Eco Committee. The pupil-led committee meets each half-term to talk about their worries for the planet and looks at what they can do to safeguard the future and make their school greener.

St Cadoc's is successfully reducing its impact on the environment because of its whole-school approach which includes activities for which they are earning Green Leaves from Generation Green. These include:

• Planting shrubs
• Growing fruit and vegetables
• Appointing standby monitors
• Creating green posters to encourage energy-saving