Our Mission Statement:
Starting locally to make a difference globally.
We will try to change our and others’ daily way of living to help lessen the impact of our actions on the environment. 
The Eco Council


Did you know? John Hampden Grammar School is an ECO school?

We have started recycling schemes for paper and plastic bottles
We have a large bank of solar panels reducing our school’s carbon footprint.
We have sent teams out to the Bucks Youth Waste Summit.
We are looking into composting all our organic waste.
We are doing projects on cutting our energy and water usage.

WE NEED…   YOU!

To help drive these campaigns and make our school more environmentally friendly.If you are a budding ECO Warrior, please come to room 6 at lunchtime on Week B Thursdays.  All ages welcome!

We are working towards the following awards

SILVER AWARD
The school has identified an Action Team, and the team has met on at least FOUR occasions.
The team has the support of a parent and/or governor.
The Action Team has completed a formal Environmental Review (which must at least cover the issues of waste, energy and water) and recorded the results.
The Action Team has produced a detailed ‘Action Plan’, including timescales and targets, and shared the plan with the school community.
The Action Team can identify progress towards achieving elements of the Action Plan.
The school has a dedicated notice-board detailing the activities being undertaken.
The school has informed parents and the wider community about the good work being undertaken in the school towards Eco-School status.
The school has agreed, adopted and displayed an Eco–Code.

GREEN FLAG AWARD
The school has identified an Action Team, and the team has met on at least SIX occasions. The team has the support of a parent and/or governor. Pupils take significant responsibility for the running of the team.
The Action Team has completed a formal Environmental Review, (which must at least cover the issues of waste, energy and water) recorded the results and undertaken a follow-up review.
The Action Team has produced a detailed ‘Action plan’, including timescales and targets, and shared the plan with the school community and updated it based upon the follow-up review.
The Action Team can identify progress towards achieving most targets in the Action Plan and can produce physical evidence of data collection and analysis (graphs etc).
The school can identify substantial progress towards one large-scale project and indicate involvement with two others. Identify substantial progress means that the school has an understanding of the project topic, recognises its importance to sustainable development within the school environment and wider community and has implemented change. 
The school has a prominent, dedicated notice-board detailing the activities being undertaken towards Eco-Schools. Eco–Schools activities are being reported in assemblies and at governors meetings.
The school can illustrate regular communication lines to parents and the wider community about the good work being undertaken in the school as a result of Eco-Schools.
The school has agreed, adopted and displayed an Eco–Code.
The school is willing to share good practice with other schools who wish to join the scheme.