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Busy Bees

Posted in Mad Hatter s Nursery School (The), Mission Updates by Agent Littlejohns on Jun 04, 2019 12:53 pm
 Bees were a big deal in Mad Hatters Nursery the week commencing 20th May, World Bee Day. The children had been making finger puppets, honeycomb biscuits and planting bee friendly herbs and flowers in...
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Lethal Mosquito – St Mary’s School Ascot

Posted in Mission Updates, St Mary's School Ascot, malaria, Mosquitoes, Waterworld Activities by Agent Finlay on Jun 03, 2019 01:10 pm
 The world’s deadliest animal is not what students at St Mary’s Ascot expected. According to a study supported and published by Bill Gates, approximately 6 lives per year are claimed by sharks, 60,000...
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Precious Water – St Mary’s School Ascot

Posted in Mission Updates, St Mary's School Ascot, Freshwater, Pollution, Water by Agent Finlay on Jun 03, 2019 01:10 pm
 Salt water makes up approximately 97% of Earth’s water which leaves only about 3% freshwater available for plants and animals. In addition, two thirds of the freshwater is actually frozen solid in...
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Switched Off – St Mary’s School Ascot

Posted in Mission Updates, St Mary's School Ascot, Climate Change, Gulf Stream, Ice Age by Agent Finlay on Jun 03, 2019 01:09 pm
 How can a rapidly accelerating warming of the Earth – known as ‘Climate Change’ – result in the onset of a new Ice Age? Students at St Mary’s Ascot used the Roots & Shoots resource...
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Be drastic about Plastic – St Mary’s School Ascot

Posted in Mission Updates, St Mary's School Ascot, Pet Bottles, Plastics by Agent Finlay on Jun 03, 2019 01:09 pm
 Plastic is used for lots of useful things that are convenient and cheap. Plastic has become part and parcel of human life for the last 100 years. There are many different types of plastic, made into...
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Seeing the Wood for the Trees – St Mary’s School Ascot

Posted in Mission Updates, St Mary's School Ascot, Biodiversity, Deforestation, Re-planting, trees by Agent Finlay on Jun 03, 2019 01:08 pm
 As we studied trees we understood how important they are for wildlife and biodiversity. Now we care about trees more than ever. Year 7 at St Mary’s School Ascot used the Roots & Shoots...
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Embarking on A Journey to the Edge of the World

Posted in Around the World, Blog, News from HQ by Chief Agent Marcheva on May 31, 2019 01:18 pm
 by Suparna Mathur “Travel is not a reward for working. It’s an education for living”. This June, I am thrilled to be embarking on the ClimateForce 2019 expedition to the Arctic with Robert...
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Growing Fungi

Posted in Mad Hatter s Nursery School (The), Mission Updates by Agent Littlejohns on May 31, 2019 01:13 pm
 On 16th May the children and I began growing fungi. I know; it sounds a bit ‘out there’ but, fungi are one of the earth’s unsung heroes and can help solve many of the world’s problems, so together...
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Westhill Primary Sustainability Week

Posted in Mission Updates, Westhill Primary School by Agent Doyle on May 31, 2019 12:53 pm
 Everyone had such a busy week last week for our Sustainability Week! We were learning about litter, renewable energy and upcycling all sorts of different things! On Monday some of the Global Goals...
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