Eco Society

Mill Hill’s commitment to the environment is long-standing, and proactive, and we are enormously proud of our achievements in this area. The School has signed up to the national Eco School’s initiative and currently holds its Green Flag status, which was achieved in May 2011. Meetings of the ‘Eco Society’ take place regularly each half term with members actively engaging in a number of projects that raise awareness of, or have a positive impact on, the environment. Mill Hill pupils also get involved in these projects through the curriculum, inter-House competitions and activities as well as whole school initiatives.

Current initiatives include:

• A commitment to develop best practice in the 9 key areas identified by Eco Schools, namely – Energy, Litter, Biodiversity, Water, School Grounds, Global Perspectives, Healthy Living, Waste, Transport
• Involvement in national campaigns to raise awareness of environmental issues e.g. ‘Switch off Fortnight’ (link to video clip of the Switch off Fortnight film, the brainchild of Chrissie Jr Sakul – 5th Form in Collinson House – who made the film with contributions from pupils and staff across the three Foundation schools) and ‘Walk to School Week’
• The Crick Garden, a vegetable, flower and herb garden at the back of School House. Gardening club members meet on Saturday afternoons to work in the garden
• The ‘Go Green’ unit in the 5th Form PSHRE programme in which all 5th Form pupils plan and carry out Eco projects that make an impact on the environment on the school site or within the local community
• Promoting Green Travel through the Foundation’s Green Travel Plan, led by senior members of staff across the Foundation
• The Woodland Project, seeking interesting and innovative ways to use the site at both Mill Hill and Belmont for outdoor education in all three Foundation Schools

Eco News Stories

• Mill Hill Wins Eco Schools Green Flag
• Grimsdell Eco Project
• The Gardening Club