April 8, 2011
Green Up Your Act Education teaches the meaning of sustainability through workshops using a balance of discussion and practical activities.The project’s main objectives are to enable students to become aware of their own carbon footprint.They are taught this through the subjects of food, waste, recycling, energy production and pollution. By doing this they can become inspired and empowered to protect their direct environment.
Full CRB check available on request
philhunton@hotmail.com
Tel: 07739 318569
Liz Williamson St Mary Magdalen School
“All of our school enjoyed their inspiring and hands on activities of making pots and planting them with food seedlings – all in just one hour for each class workshop. The activity had many links for each class with their science and creative curriculum and with our Eco week themes. This was the highlight of our school Eco Week because it linked every aspect of our educational focus: food, transport, reduce, reuse, recycle, simplicity, co-operation; there was no preparation required on the part of the teachers and we were amazed at what could come out of two handmade baskets carried on the bus – enough to provide every child with their own pot making material, the compost and a variety of food seedlings to go in it. This was a workshop of huge educational value and one which every child learnt a practical skill of immense value, as well as getting to take their seedling home to grow and eat. We are looking forward to more input another time.”
January 28, 2009
The Green Shoots workshop gives an insight into seasonal food, nutrition and how bringing it to our tables accounts for about 20% of UK greenhouse gas emissions. Making hand made paper pots with seedlings to take home is an effective way of learning about food and where it comes from.
All plants and materials supplied
Subjects include
Recycling.
Local food.
Organic.
Seasonal food.
Sowing and Planting.
Growing food at home.
Subjects Covered
Food and drink.
Energy and water.
Travel and traffic.
Inclusion and participation.
Local well-being.
Global dimension.
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November 5, 2008
Pupils at Priory School, Lewes, have taken their first steps to make their schools more environmentally friendly. Priory Eco Group (PEG) have pledged to cut down their litter and count the amount of electric and water they use at the school. They were guided by a representative from Green up your act Education, a Sussex based organization which advises schools on how to make energy improvements.
Pupils were shown how to make wallets from Tetra-packs and a bike linked to a small generator was used to demonstrate how much energy is needed to power a light bulb. They drew up plans for future energy-saving projects and were awarded a bronze award for their effects.
Silver Eco-School Award
Green Up Your Act has helped gain a Silver Eco Schools award for St Mary Magdalene’s school by building a Bug Hotel.
Bug Barn and Raised Bed Workshop
Subjects covered
Waste, Healthy
Living, Energy
Water, Biodiversity
School Grounds.
Food.
Mini Beasts.
November 22, 2010
Green up your Act has been published in The Eco Guide to Sussex Children and the Environment chapter.
The Eco Guide to Sussex explores climate change in a local context; demonstrating the risks that climate change imposes on Sussex specifically. More than just an explanation of climate change the book provides Sussex residents and visitors with the knowledge and know how to make steps to reduce their impact on the environment, whilst showcasing local individuals and businesses that already do their bit. Examining a number of key themes including: biodiversity, inside, outside, shopping, leisure, transport, alternative fuels, beauty and children and the environment; this book is hands on, informative and fun.’
November 22, 2010
Eco Club is great opportunity for students to develop an interest in all things green. Activities such as increasing biodiversity by making habitats, growing seasonal vegetables to take home and craft recycling is all part of being an Eco club member. 
Nicola Crowhurst – Shoreham Beach School
”We went outside to look around the Garden. Mr Hunton filled us in with some of his ideas for later club meetings, these were:
* Planting garlic and leeks over winter in the raised beds.
* Making recycled bird feeders.
* Designing and making the Eco Club notice board.
* Moving the bug hotel and making it habitable for lots of insects and bugs.
August 18, 2010
January 29, 2009
Earthships are cutting edge ‘green’ buildings, constructed using waste car tyres and other recycled materials. They use the planets natural systems to provide all utilities – using the sun’s energy and rain to provide heat, power and water. They are buildings that heat and cool themselves, harvest their own water and use plants to treat their waste.
Earthships enjoy the weather, regardless of season. If it’s raining they catch free water, if it’s windy they generate free power and if it’s sunny they are capturing free heat and electricity. Apart from using all the resources immediately around them they also employ extensive energy efficiency and water conservation measures, ensuring that the rainwater and renewable energy they harvest goes as far as possible.
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January 29, 2009
When visiting the Earthship we strongly encourage using the Big Lemon Bus Company. Its an alternative to using diesel run buses, the bus is run on 100% recycled cooking oil this is not only an easy way to be green it also makes a fun and educational way to begin and finish the day.
A discount is available if you mention the Earthship.
www.thebiglemon.com (01273 676867)
November 5, 2008
Reducing our waste is one of the best ways to have a positive impact on our world. It’s important to both our natural environment and us. Our landfill sites are filling up, by 2015, almost all landfills in the UK will be full and incineration should not be the answer.
Making use of redundant materials is a clear statement about closing the loop of resources. Its a challenge to create new and meaningful uses for objects we regard as rubbish. The Tetra-Pack to wallet design is a transformation creates new and exciting uses for material otherwise regarded as waste. In this case the cardboard, aluminium and plastic which are hard to recycle creates a new object which cleverly borrows from the properties of the discarded carton. i.e: durable and hard wearing
Anna Frendo Ukfeild Technology Eco Week Teacher of Geography – Sustainability Co-ordinator
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October 8, 2008
Schools and colleges contribute greatly to the green house gases in our environment. Energy, water, waste and traveling to school become a part of the schools carbon footprint. Targeting these areas and implementing a reduction in our carbon footprint is key to not only making your school kinder to the planet but it will also become an inspiring and empowering place for children to learn. This in turn will save the school money inspire the students to have a practical positive involvement in the future of our planet and learn more about the issues that concern us all as responsible citizens of planet earth.
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I strongly believe that the future is in our hands and therefore in the hands of the next generation. 'Green up your acts' aim is take the sometimes complex issues of Sustainability and make them easier to understand so participants of all ages can begin to help make the changes that are necessary for a cleaner, greener world.