Earlier this week, we had the pleasure of visiting the students at Mitcheldean Primary School to teach them all about plastic pollution.
The day started with an assembly focused on ocean pollution and the negative impacts it has on our environment. The assembly discussed how plastic waste reaches our oceans, the harm it causes and steps students can take to reduce their plastic waste. The children were really enthusiastic, asked great questions and even raised their hands to share their own plastic facts with us!
We then spent the day with each individual class, totaling 205 students, who took part in our decomposition timeline activity. This interactive task encourages the children to work in teams to decide how long everyday household items, like plastic bottles, toothbrushes and drink cans take to break down in the natural environment.
After this, we took each class armed with litter pickers, buckets and hi vis vests, outside to clear up any rubbish. The younger children tackled the school grounds including field and playground, whilst the older classes ventured out into the nearby area including the Mitcheldean playing fields. We were very impressed by how clean the area was, and some of the students were very keen to tell us about the village litter pickers, who go out almost daily to keep Mitcheldean clean! Despite this, the children still managed to find 6.21 kilograms of litter hiding in bushes, under bins and buried in the grass, showing how no effort is too little to make an impact!
Thank you to the staff and students for welcoming Life’s a Beach into the school community. We hope you enjoyed our visit and feel inspired to help fight the battle against plastic pollution!
