Pupils at Coastlands School in St Ishmaels were presented with a silver Sustainable Schools Award last week.
The pupils earned the award for their work on global and community citizenship and transport.
To help the environment and reduce the community’s carbon footprint the pupils have been encouraging people to use their cars less and walk or cycle more.
They recorded non-fuel miles over a 10 week period to calculate their carbon saving and also produced walking guides for Monkhaven and spotter sheets for St Ishmaels to encourage people to take to their feet.
Meanwhile, the school’s class 2 in collaboration with the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park authority designed signs and created a sitting area for the nearby woodland area, Sheila’s Peace for the benefit of the whole community.
Pupils are also interested in the lives of people in other countries, and have been learning about fair trade, children’s rights, Uganda and Zanzibar.
A highlight of this work was when the school played host to a teacher from Zanzibar last summer.
“At Coastlands, we are very proud of how hard our children work in our eco-projects and at the standard of work they produce,” said Head teacher, Jeremy Evans.
“We would like to thank Kate Lock, a parent and governor at our school, for her contribution towards this fantastic achievement.”
The Pembrokeshire Sustainable Schools Award scheme recognises efforts to improve the local environment and quality of life now, without damaging the planet for future generations.
