Our Schools Our World (OSOW) and Looking After God's World
Pupils planting trees and hedges in our Forest School.
At St Augustine's Academy, we care deeply about God's world and try our best to help it flourish and thrive. We want to be as sustainable as we can possibly be.
We are delighted to be engaged in the 2 year Our Schools Our World project which is a program focused on integrating sustainability and climate change into every part of our school life. The project is in association with Let's Go Zero 2030 and our aim is to achieve Net Zero!
During the last few years, we have worked hard, alongside the Woodland Trust and Central Bedfordshire Council, to create a wonderful Forest School. We have received approximately £20,000 in grants to plant and irrigate dozens of trees and hedges, and over £3000 from the Jane Cart's Trust to purchase outdoor clothing for our pupils so that they can enjoy nature in all weather.
We were delighted to be part of Dunstable's winning Britain in Bloom team, and to also have won the Young Person's Special Project (Under 12s) at this year's Anglia in Bloom competition, for our Forest School.
Please look through our weekly newsletters which share all the sustainability work that we are carrying out at our school. There is always something new and exciting going on!
The Good, Bad and Ugly Project - Year 4
Our Year 4 children took part in a project with Dunstable community representatives. The children discussed and researched all the things that were good, bad and ugly about Dunstable and presented their findings to the Lady Mayoress, councillors and other members of the community. They were brave, eloquent and confident, and even asked members of the community some very challenging questions. Well done Year 4!