Waste awareness event on Fridays for Future day

St Peter’s C of E Primary School in Budleigh Salterton held an environmental awareness day on Friday 24th May 2019 for the whole school. During the day, instead of striking away from school, all 10 classes took part in an in-school strike from their usual lessons and had a day focused on environmental learning and action instead. Surfers Against Sewage and Devon County Council Waste Educators conducted workshops, while Exmouth Repair Café helped repair and repurpose old items. This project was in solidarity with Greta Thunberg’s Fridays for Future climate change protests!

First school in Devon to declare a Climate Emergency

Pupils at St Peters have been learning about climate change and in December 2019 decided to state an emergency. The schools Eco champions went into Budleigh town centre with their banners and signs to hand out leaflets, spreading the news that the school has declared an emergency. The pupils asked members of the community to join them to tackle climate change.

Read their declaration on the schools website as well as the pupils speeches and watch their march.

Group of children at St Peters Primary School in Budleigh Salterton standing and sitting showing off their bee pictures and posters
Smiling children holding up a poster
Child and parent holding up a pledge at St Peters Primary School Eco Fair
Photo of a crowd of people at St Peter's Budleigh school engagement eco-day.
parent writing on a large sheet of paper saying "I have made a difference by..." beside a sign saying I pledge to
A collection of objects found on a 10 minute walk at Budleigh nbeach including scallop shells and lots of plastic pollution, including plastic packaging and fishing gear
Pupil being shown how to make an Eco-Brick at st Peter's Primary School Eco-Day
One of the zero waste stalls at St Peters Eco-Day
picture of school pupils at St Peters Primary in Budleigh enjoying a litter picking game with the Devon waste education team
Picture of two ladies sat at sewing machines demonstrating mending items at Repair Cafes
Year 6 pupils at St Peters Primary in Budleigh Salterton working hard on their eco day