Climate Actions

The Global Goal for Sustainable Development we this topic links to is Number 13 Climate Action See below for link.

Number 13 Climate Action

Climate Actions is one of the ten topics from the Eco Schools. See below for link.

Climate Actions

Cut Your Carbon Campaign

In everyday activities you might not know it, but we are producing lots of carbon. Not just from cars and big factories, but a big part of it is textiles (fast fashion and clothing), food (overfishing and meat production) and energy (using too much when not necessary). This is causing catastrophic consequences such as extreme weather, like droughts, storms and flooding. It is important that we act fast because we are at a stage where we need to do something to save our planet. Our extra carbon emissions are making the planet too warm and we can't keep doing this. This is why we need to cut our carbon, whatever we are doing. Airyhall is doing their part by taking part in the ‘Cut Your Carbon’ campaign. The three areas we are focusing on are textiles, energy and food production.

Written by Primary 6 Pupils

Food

Food production is a big part of our carbon footprint. It is estimated that a third of our greenhouse emissions are from food production. In Airyhall, we have been making plant based recipes and we have been encouraging other families to eat less meat. By doing this we are reducing our carbon footprint. If we all went vegan, the world's food-related emissions would drop 68% within 15 years, limiting global warming. Food production is responsible for more than 33% of global greenhouse gas emissions, with animal-based food production creating twice as many emissions as plant-based food production. This means the impact of the meat industry is roughly the equivalent of every, car truck, and plane in the world! We are encouraging families to follow our plant-based recipes and make some for dinner, maybe just once or twice would make a difference.

Written by Primary 6 learners

Less Meat, Less Heat Recipes

Slopefield Allotments

We grow our own fruit and vegetables at Slopefield Allotments and we share this food with families and local food banks.

Less Meat, Less Heat Recipe Book

This year we decided to make our own recipe book but we did it digitally. Families shared their favourite Meat Free recipes so we could encourage Less Meat, Less Heat.

Nursery Food Waste Campaign

We work daily with the co-op to use up their excess produce. This is kept outside the Nursery for families to help themselves.

Food Banks

Over the past two year we have given donations to three different food banks. Sometimes this is when we have asked families to donate food from their houses for local and church food banks. We have also donated fresh produce from our Allotment to the foodbanks.

Cooking Home Grown

When we harvest our produce from Slopefield we have either shared it with families who cook with it at home or we have donated it to the local food bank. Often families share photos of what they cook or sometimes we have even been able to sample the home cooking.

Food and Farming Visit

As part of the Sustainability topic work in Term 4 2022-2023 Learners from Primary 1 to 3 visited the Countryside Classroom on Wheels run by the Royal Northern Countryside Initiative. They learned about about farming and where food comes from including farming of animals and plant based crops. They brought two sheep along to meet the learners.

Fairtrade

We have a fairtrade group who encourage learners and families to use fairtrade products including food and textiles. We have different suppliers for our school uniform and one of these is the Fairtrade company Kool Skools.

Textiles

We are killing the earth, we need to stop it now.

Help us stop it and Airyhall School will help you with ways to recycle and reuse textiles like clothes and school uniform. Too many carbon emisions are destroying our environment but we can stop global warming.

At Airyhall we do these things:

We recycle pre-loved uniforms so we can recycle our uniforms.
We recycle sports kits for all.
We have an clothes bank outside in the car park.

FACTS

1. In the U.K an estimated 350,000 tonnes of clothing end up in landfill every year that £140,0000 worth of clothing debt to landfill every year!

2.We buy more clothes per person in the UK than any other country in Europe.

3. It takes around 10-20,000 litres of water to produce one kilo of cotton. This is as much water as one person drinks in 13 years.

Kits 4 All

Pre-loved Uniform

Recycling Clothes Bin

Energy

Facts about energy

In 2019 most schools spent about £630 million on energy bills- that's enough to employ 22,500 teachers! Today it is expected to pass 1 billion.

Heating systems spend the majority of energy in schools.

More than 20% of energy is wasted in schools.

Go green and keep our planet clean!!!!!!!!

Written by learners in Primary 6

Climate Actions

Ten Climate Actions

In 2021 we tried to raise awareness of COP26 by sending out homework activities. Learners were encouraged to take part in the 10 Climate Actions above. If they shared photos with the school they received an Eco Achievers Certificate.

New Ten Climate Actions 2023

We created new Climate Actions for 2023 so that they related to the new initiatives that we were doing with the 'Cut Your Carbon' Campaign.

Clean Air Competition

Airyhall Learners in Primary 6 took part in the Clean Air - Keep it Clean Art Competition hosted in Aberdeen. We were awarded a first prize and third prize in the competition. The entries were displayed in Aberdeen Science Centre.

COP 26

Earth Promises

Learners in Primary 3 made Earth Promises for Sustainability.

COP 26 Homework

We set Eco Learning together homework where learners tried one of the 10 climate actions at home and if they shared photos with the school they received an Eco Achiever.

10 Climate Actions

We communicated our 10 Climate Actions on social media.

Green Power Car

Every year we take part in the Green Power Car project where our Primary 7 learners build and design their own Green Power Cars and then race them against other teams.

Carbon Capture Project.

The Science Group took part in an initiative where they did a series of carbon related activities where eventually they powered a hydrogen powered car. It was awsome fun!

Primary One Recycling Fish

As part of their Sustainability topic work Primary One created a Recycling Fish when learning about litter in the ocean.

Plans for Next Year

Priamry 7 have signed up for Climate Smarter 2023-2024

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