A Harrogate primary school’s plans to create an outdoor classroom have been boosted by success in a national IKEA competition.
Coppice Valley Primary School on Knapping Hill is one of four UK winners of a sustainable schools’ competition.
To enter the IKEA-Let’s Go Zero competition, schools sent in videos showcasing the sustainability work pupils are doing and how an award would enhance it.
A student eco team at Coppice Valley made a video explaining the school’s current eco focus and how it had plans to build an outdoor classroom. The school has already achieved the Eco-schools green flag award and has a community garden.
Coppice Valley was today named as one of four winners alongside schools in London, Newcastle and Lisburn in Northern Ireland.
It has won IKEA furniture, including tables and chairs, worth £1,500 to be used in its new outdoor learning space.
Samantha Wright, pupil and family support leader at the school, said:
“It is amazing, the children are thrilled about winning and the new space. I am really proud of the kids and the school. The children are all very passionate about it.”
Coppice Valley Primary School
Besides developing an outdoor classroom, Coppice Valley is also fundraising for a canopy to cover the area.
The outdoor space currently needs £600 in extra funding to create a wellness garden and one brave parent, Emilie May, will skydive from 10,000 feet on May 18 to raise funds. To find out more or donate click here.
The Let’s Go Zero’s campaign aims to make all 32,000 schools in the UK zero carbon by 2030.
Alex Green, head of Let’s Go Zero, which is a campaign to unite schools that want to become carbon zero, said:
“These schools show clearly that they can inspire children to protect the environment, create beautiful learning spaces and provide students with vital new skills all at once.”
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