On Tuesday 11th May Harvington school children took part in the litter workshop. Three classes from Year 3,4 & 5 took to their community streets and recreational areas to litter pick. The children were an absolute pleasure to teach and they were incredibly determined to pick up every piece of litter they could find resulting in 6 full bags of litter. There oldest find was a beer aluminum can dating back to 1997 and a crisp packet 2012. The children found litter that was recently dropped and litter that we class as vintage that they will use with little litter warriors classroom resource.
The school has also signed up to Wychavon's #adoptastreet commitment.
Thank you to all the children who took part in the litter workshop, you were all very knowledgeable about litter and the environment. Thank you to all the teachers I look forward to returning for KS1 pupils in a few weeks time.
Little litter warriors educational workshops are 100% free to school in the Wychavon district. Thank you to Wychavon council who are funding these sessions as part of their districts anti-litter campaign.
www.littlelitterwarriors.co.uk
Little litter Warriors school visits are 100% funded by Wychavon Council
Wychavon said,
Free litter prevention sessions for schools
We are offering free litter prevention sessions for schools in our district. They are run by Karen Blanchfield, from local company Little Litter Warriors, who is also a Keep Britain Tidy Litter Heroes Ambassador.
Sessions take place outdoors and in a Covid-19 Secure way. Pupils will be taught about why littering is anti-social, the damage it does to the environment and the danger it poses to wildlife. They will then take part in a litter hunt, which is a litter pick with the added challenge of trying to find the oldest piece of litter.
After the sessions teachers will be provided with a lesson plan to run follow-up sessions. Schools are also encouraged to join Wychavon's Adopt a Street volunteer litter picking scheme so pupils can continue to help keep their community clean.
Sessions are booked directly through Little Litter Warriors. They are funded by us as part of our promise in our corporate strategy to work with our communities to reduce littering.
read more https://www.wychavon.gov.uk/waste-and-recycling/street-care-and-cleaning/littering#report