Sustainability

Our Vision

Our vision is to be St Helens’ most environmentally friendly school, creating sustainability solutions with both staff and students working together as a team and minimising our carbon footprint to support our local community.

Mission Statement

Our school’s foundation is built on our Cowleian values, which distinguish us and guide our actions. Our actions should respect our local, national and international environment and support the protection of our planet. We are responsible for protecting ourselves from the environmental crisis and looking after this planet for the next generation.

In 2023-2024, Cowley received the highest possible award for environmental action from Eco-Schools, the Green Flag Award with Distinction.

At the end of the 2023-2024 academic year, the Eco-Committee redesigned our school Eco-Code to show how we can meet each of the Cowleian characteristics through sustainability (see image left).

To find out more about the Cowley Eco-Committee, students can come to one of the meetings, held in M27 every Tuesday with Ms. Meredith.

Eco-Schools Green Flag Award

Press release: Cowley retains Eco Schools Green Flag Award!

Cowley opens new outdoor classroom

Press release: Cowley opens new outdoor classroom

Cowley International College Eco Charter

Five simple rules for everyone to follow to make Cowley a more sustainable schools for everyone.

  1. Use the bins, don’t drop litter
  2. Switch off lights and computers when they’re not in use
  3. Put rubbish in the correct bins, think recycling
  4. Bring a refillable water bottle as part of your equipment, use the water fountains
  5. Use less paper, think before you print

Reduce

Can you use less?

Reuse

Can you use it again?

Refuse

Do you really need it?

Recycle

Can it be recycled?

Creative Writing Competition

The Eco Committee ran a creative writing competition with the theme “plastic in our oceans”.  The calibre of entries is really impressive and we have collated all poems and short stories here:

Creative Writing

How to Inspire

‘People must feel that the natural world is important and valuable and beautiful and wonderful and an amazement and a pleasure’
– David Attenborough

To ensure our students are aware of just how important our planet is, we will do all we can to inspire them to participate in whole school activities to understand more about our environment and what we can do to save it.

To contact the Cowley Eco-Committee, you can email eco@cowleysthelens.org.uk