We are so proud to share that our New Bradwell nursery has achieved their 2024 Eco-Schools Green Flag Award with a distinction!

This award is an international accreditation that recognises young people's environmental actions! The programme itself empowers and engages children (as well as staff teams and therefore families) in important environmental issues, teaches great responsibility and generates a sense of community, as well as develops the skills and knowledge children need to play an active role in protecting our environment now and throughout their lifetimes!

Congratulations to all the children and the staff at the nursery and a big well done to their eco-lead Dominique, colleague Heidi and manager Aimee for leading sustainable initiatives so wonderfully at New Bradwell nursery, and for helping the nursery to achieve this award for the second year in a row!

A snippet from Eco-Schools' feedback:

“You chose projects in your Action Plan were based on children’s ideas and the areas they are most passionate about. This approach places them at the heart of your Eco-Schools work and will lead to increased engagement. We enjoyed reading about your plans to plant wild flower areas and to make bug hotels, this sounded a fantastic idea! From the beginning of your Eco-Schools journey to the current day you have shown how the programme should be delivered in an early years setting, so we are delighted to award you an Eco-Schools Green Flag with Distinction, congratulations you are fantastic ambassadors of the Eco-Schools programme!”

To read more about Acorn's eco approach, click here.