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Learning for Sustainability
 At Maidenbower Junior School we take the environment seriously. As well as having an enviromental studies area we follow our eco-code:
- We save water and energy by turning off taps, switching off lights and computers and by keeping doors and windows closed in the winter.
- We always put our litter in the bins.
- We compost our fruit waste.
- When we travel to school we walk, cycle or car share whenever we can.
- We care for our plants and trees.
- We reuse, repair and recycle whenever we can.
Green Energy
During the summer break our wind turbine and solar panels have, at long last, been installed  and both systems are generating electricity. We hope that they will result in much reduced electricity bills for the school as well as producing some income through the sale of unused electricity back to the national grid (during evenings, weekends and holidays).
The cost of the wind turbine was entirely funded by grants from EDF Energy  and the Government’s ‘Low Carbon Buildings Programme’, while the cost of the photo voltaic solar panels was met through a combination of the school’s capital grant, LCBP funding and a donation of £2000 from Thales.
As well as the obvious financial benefits we are hoping that the two systems combined will save the emission of about 7000kg of CO2 into the atmosphere each year. 
The children can see the amount of electricity being generated and the amount of CO2 saved from a ‘real-time’ electronic display mounted in the school’s assembly hall. Each system is capable of generating 6kW.
Fair Trade Tea Dance 
On Friday 5th March we held a Fair-Trade Tea Dance.click here for a report by Lauren from 6CL and some more photographs of the event.
Eco Schools Action Plan 2008 - 2010
Synopsis
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Biodiversity |
- Create bug hotel to encourage beneficial insects, amphibians and reptiles into school garden
- Introduce wildflower seed to meadow
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Energy |
- Reduce photocopier and printer electricity consumption by using automatic timers to turn
 off and on
- Continue to negotiate planning permission for wind turbine
- Apply to Low Carbon Buildings Programme for grant aid towards installation of solar photovoltaic panels.
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Global Perspectives |
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Participate in and promote Free Trade Fortnight 
- To develop and expand learning opportunities within our curriculum so that children have a deeper understanding of 5 key concepts of Global Citizenship: Social Justice and Equity, Diversity and Identity, Globalisation and Interdependence, Environment and Peace and Conflict
- To co-operate with our local group of schools to help them achieve the Rights Respecting School Award
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Healthy Living |
- Promote healthy breakfasts
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Litter |
- Maintain our active and effective litter patrols
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School Grounds |
- Enter the schools section of South and South East in Bloom
- Train and appoint adult Play Leader (Mrs Morgan)
- Train pupil play leaders
- Continue to increase provision of play equipment (PTA and Sainsbury vouchers)
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Transport |
- Install bicycle shelters
- Purchase range and variety of trailer bikes for parents to try out
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Waste |
- Purchase and install ‘Green Cone’ composters for fruit waste
- Reduce waste going to land fill to one wheelie bin per week two weeks out of three.
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