Here at Mereworth we take caring for the environment seriously. Our pupils are involved in activities from recycling pens to growing plants, turning off lights to ensuring water is never wasted. Our Eco Team members have regular meetings to discuss our ongoing projects.

We have recently undergone a climate action survey and have been given a few goals to achieve in the short term across the school.

Term 4: No Idling Campaign

Our big focus this term for the Eco Team is focusing on how to make sure our air is clean and good to breathe. We are working on our “No Idling” campaign focusing on cars “idling” (where their engines are on but the car is not moving) outside of our school. The Eco Team have put together a short mythbusting video- take a look below!

We also have a poster to advertise the parking spaces at the Pavilion- to view this click the link below:

Pavilion Poster

Big Walk and Wheel 2026!

We are excited to share that Mereworth Community Primary School has launched our own No Idling Campaign, running alongside the national Big Walk and Wheel initiative taking place from 16^th -27^th March. As part of our efforts to reduce emissions and keep the air around our school as clean as possible for our children, we encourage families to consider car sharing, walking, scooting, or cycling to school wherever possible.

For those who need to drive, there are 25 parking spaces available at the Sports Pavilion at the other end of The Street, allowing families to “park and stride” the short distance to school. As an added bonus, parents who do this can enjoy a discount at Jojo’s Café! We also ask that if you are waiting outside the school, please switch off your engine to support our No Idling Campaign.

Our Eco Team and School Council will be outside at drop-off monitoring the campaign’s effectiveness and would love to chat with you about the initiative if you see them. The more children who take part in Big Walk and Wheel, the bigger our impact on our local air quality and, as an added incentive the more chances our school has of winning daily prizes such as scooters for the school, so let’s all get involved and help us be in it to win it! Thank you for supporting us.

Wilder Kent 2025-2026

We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded the Wilder Kent 2025–2026 Bronze Award!

This fantastic achievement recognises our work across three key areas:

1. Protecting Wildlife
2. Sustainability and Carbon Reduction
3. Engaging with Nature

We are especially proud to receive this award ahead of several exciting new projects launching this spring and summer term 2026. Our School Council, Eco Team and new Gardening Club are already working hard on a number of initiatives to:

• Reduce carbon emissions
• Encourage wildlife in our school grounds, including birds, butterflies and insects
• Grow plants, flowers and vegetables

We are very much looking forward to sharing our progress with you as these projects develop between now and the end of the school year.

Green School Award

Our Eco Team have been working hard over the last year and have completed many projects in school. Our efforts have been rewarded and recognised for the amazing work we have done and we have been won a Green School award. The company running the award noted our efforts with turning lights off, saving energy, recycling, encouragement of parents to walk to school, outdoor learning environments, forest school, pond, areas for wildlife, sensory garden, poly tunnel and education for the children. We were extremely proud to take a small number of the Eco Team to the award ceremony in Ashford on Friday 28^th November, during which we collected our award. We were complemented on our display by numerous sponsors and other school, many of which were amazed by our achievements. We have lots more jobs coming up to complete and more exciting actions to take. 

New bins in and around the school

We will be having brand new bins in each classroom and the office. There will be two bins in each classroom and one in each office.

One will be for dry recycling and the other for general waste. Food waste will still be put in the bins on the playground.

In years 2 through to 6, children will be nominated each day to take the bins out to the designated area and ensure it is emptied into the correct bin.

The children are very excited to take their adventures into being more eco-concious even further. Watch this space for pictures and more!