We are so proud to share that our Stony Stratford nursery has achieved their 2024 Eco-Schools Green Flag Award 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 Laura, for leading sustainable initiatives so wonderfully at Stony Stratford nursery!

A snippet from Eco-Schools' feedback:

"You engaged the wider community by connecting with parents who kindly allowed the children to visit their allotments. These visits provided valuable opportunities for hands-on learning experiences, as children assisted in assessing the readiness of various vegetables for harvesting. Furthermore, parents generously shared the harvested produce with the nursery, enabling the children to enjoy the fruits of their labour while fostering a deeper appreciation for sustainable living and community collaboration. You noted your greatest success as the creation of your bug hotels! This has been an engaging and educational activity for children, fostering a deeper understanding of insects and their roles in the ecosystem. The children eagerly participated in bug hunts and used fact sheets to identify various insects, proudly sharing their discoveries with parents and discussing the importance of insects."

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