Over the past couple of weeks, 20 pupils in the school have worked together to produce a Climate Action Plan for the St Machar catchment area in partnership with Aberdeen for a Fairer World (AfW) and A Place in Childhood (APiC).

The work involved the following three stages:

• Stage 1:  Mapping - the pupils undertook a local walk to gather ideas and production session to produce a draft map

• Stage 2:  Establishing consensus - the same pupils finalised their plan and sought consensus with a wider group of young people across the school

• Stage 3:  Constructing a Shared Plan - five pupils from the school met over a half day to the finalise plan and feedback to key stakeholders

AfW will support the pupils and school to highlight the action plan at local Climate Assemblies, during Climate Week North East and other opportunities.  AfW will undertake to support any additional teacher professional learning and pupil engagement linked to taking forward our Climate Action Plan.

Congratulations to all the pupils who worked so hard to produce the plan and especially to Rowan, Elizabeth, Esther and Sinthuja for presenting the plan to key stakeholders.  A copy of the Climate Action Plan can be found here.

Special thanks to Mr Lawlor for leading this project and to David and Natalija from AfW, and Jamie and Jenny from APiC for supporting the pupils to create a Climate Action Plan for the St Machar catchment area.

For more information, contact Mr Lawlor or Mr Scott.  09/03/2023