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| Our top five teams | points |
|---|---|
| 1 MONKSPATH J+I SCHOOL ... | 740 |
| 2 THE PARK PRIMARY | 740 |
| 3 HORBURY ECO TEAM | 240 |
| 4 LAKESIDE PRIMARY SCHO... | 240 |
| 5 PLASHET SCHOOL | 140 |
During our book week year 3 looked at the problems in our environment including wasting water and plastic pollution. Instead of writing on footprints for our water walkway we have written our pledges on acorns. This fits with the theme of The Promise, our book week book.All 90 children in the year pledged to help the environment.
Opportunities
Completing Challenges will help you climb the Water Explorer leaderboard. In addition, your project work can be used to support CREST and Eco-Schools Awards.
CREST Award (British Science Association)
Each year, over 32,000 CREST Awards are undertaken by 11-to-19-year-olds, giving them opportunities to explore real-world science, technology, engineering and maths projects in an exciting way.
Use Water Explorer Challenges as a basis for a CREST Bronze Award. To get the Award, you’ll need to spend at least 10 hours on your project. Find out more about CREST Bronze Award here.
Eco-Schools Award
Tackle Water Explorer Challenges and gather evidence to apply for an Eco-Schools Award. Challenges address several Eco-School topics including Water, Waste, Biodiversity and Global Citizenship. Take the plunge and go for your Green Flag Award! Find out more about Eco-Schools England here.
Contact the Water Explorer team through [email protected] with any questions on how Water Explorer can help you achieve sustainability success.
Global Action Plan UK (GAP UK) is an environmental behaviour change charity that has been helping people to adopt more sustainable lifestyles for over 20 years. GAP UK works with schools, communities and businesses to develop and deliver programmes that change behaviours.
GAP UK led the design of the global WaterExplorer programme and is coordinating its delivery across the 11 countries. You can find out more about us at www.globalactionplan.org.uk
