Buxton’s Climate Clever Schools Student Conference

 Giraffes were excited to attend Buxton’s Climate Clever Schools Student Conference at The Octagon, Buxton.

There were many fun activities about nature, wildlife, recycling, energy, gardening, plastic and travel, giving them an enjoyable, positive experience focused on looking after our planet. There was also a Clothes and Accessories swap, which some of the children got involved with.


Litter workshop 









The human impact of litter on living things 





Recycling 




Moors for the future

Bogtastic



















Renewable energy



Biodiversity - food chains

Mixing compost - deciding what proportion of soil improver, leaf mould, grit sand and top soil to include in the mix.



Serpentine Community garden 
Testing our soil mixes -  some of our farmers made the best mix! 























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