The Olive School, Blackburn has been awarded ‘green flag’ status and was officially recognised as an ‘eco-school’. Eco-Schools is a global programme which engages 19.5 million children across 67 countries, making it the largest educational programme on the planet. For over 25 years, Eco-Schools has been working to help children to drive change and improve their environmental awareness in order to achieve the international Eco-Schools Green Flag. The award for The Olive School, Blackburn comes after more than a year’s worth of work at the school to take action against global warming and to introduce measures to promote environmental sustainability. Alongside the green flag award, the school was also awarded bronze and silver awards by Eco Schools in recognition of staff and pupils’ eco-credentials.
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