We are so proud to share that our Shenley nursery has achieved their 2024 Eco-Schools Green Flag Award with a distinction for the second year in a row!

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 Hayley, for leading sustainable initiatives so wonderfully at Shenley nursery!

(The children exploring nature and different trees - July 2024)

(The children learning about gardening and worms - May 2024)

(Celebrating World Bee Day and planting lavender - May 2024)

(Litter picking with the Parish Council - April 2024)

A snippet from Eco-Schools' feedback:

"We love the idea that the children have decided to continue the topics of biodiversity and litter and this year have included healthy living as a third topic including yoga and mindfulness. We were delighted to see that you are building on previous successes, encouraging more fauna to bug boxes and feeding areas, and continuing with litter picking because the children enjoy it so much. Your work with the council on litter picking and supporting the food bank in their attempt to form the longest line of tin food is also worthy of a mention!"

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