ZCH Working Group: Schools
Our schools working group aims to encourage sustainability in schools across the Harrogate District. Our main work consists of promoting our behavioural change campaigns Walk to School Day and Car Free Friday that tackle emissions from the school commute. Our work is in collaboration with The Harrogate Bus Company and North Yorkshire County Council.
So far we have engaged with schools across Boroughbridge, Harrogate, Knaresborough, Nidderdale, and Ripon, and the initiatives have been strongly supported by Ripon Together volunteers, local sustainability company Flotilla, local councillors, and Mayors. Harrogate Town AFC’s Harry Gator mascot and North Yorkshire Council’s Spike the Road Safety Hedgehog have also added fun and excitement to the event days, motivating students to participate. There is some obvious overlap with the transport group.
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We have also partnered with the Northern Star Academy Trust to establish a School Leaders Sustainability Roundtable, which aims to provide a forum for discussions on key climate themes and how we can take action.
Mission
The mission is to build upon the success we've already achieved, increase the number of schools and students taking part in our Walk to School campaigns and engage the wider community in active travel.
Vision
The vision is for all schools across the Harrogate District to partner with Zero Carbon Harrogate in some way to reduce their emissions, be it by signing up for a Walk to School Event, or something else!
Main Areas of Focus
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Sustainability Roundtable
We have partnered with the Northern Star Academy Trust to establish a School Leaders Sustainability Roundtable which aims to provide a forum for discussions on key climate themes and how we can take action.
Gallery
Take a look at some of our pictures of past Walk to School events and schools being presented with our special end-of-year awards, celebrating their incredible commitment to doing their bit to reduce carbon emissions!
Fiona Jones
Event Manager
“Walk to School Days and Car Free Fridays have gone from strength to strength. It has been a wonderful way to unite our local school communities through positive climate action."
Fergus Clawson
Walk to School Volunteer
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Sunita Soundur,
Climate Action Coordinator
“It's a simple concept, but when we are visible about what we're doing, that's where change really starts to happen.”
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