Tuesday, 24 October 2017

Environmental news this week...

Do you like insects?

Do you know what they do for us?

Well we found out in Environmental Club this week that they are absolutely crucial to life on this planet... and that they are disappearing far too quickly.

"Three-quarters of flying insects in nature reserves across Germany have vanished in 25 years, with serious implications for all life on Earth, scientists say"

Read more here

One of the ideas we have for a practical activity this year (which won't solve the problem... but is a step in the right direction) is to build an insect hotel to encourage different and diverse insects to live in the school gardens.

Video of how to make an insect hotel!!

Monday, 16 October 2017

UN GRUP DE JOVES PROCEDENTS D’ILLES AFECTADES PEL CANVI CLIMÀTIC VISITA BARCELONA

El passat divendres 22 de setembre un centenar d’estudiants de centres educatius de Barcelona, entre ells, Oak House School es van reunir amb un grup de joves que viatja a bord del Peace Boat, el vaixell d’una ONG japonesa que treballa per promoure la pau, els drets humans, el desenvolupament just i sostenible i el respecte pel medi ambient.


Els alumnes han visitat el vaixell per escoltar en primera persona el testimoni d’aquests joves activistes. Es tracta d’un grup de nois i noies d’entre 19 i 26 anys procedents de Fiji, les Illes Marshal, Maldives, Seychells, Trinitat i Tobago i Belize. El grup forma part del primer “Programade Joves Ambaixadors per als Oceans i el Clima” organitzat per l’ONG japonesa. Tots són líders en les seves comunitats i tenen una àmplia experiència en al lluita contra el canvi climàtic i la degradació dels oceans a nivell local i internacional.



Durant la visita al vaixell, els nostres alumnes de Ciències de la Terra i Biologia de segon de Batxillerat han tingut l’oportunitat d’intercanviar experiències i coneixement amb els ambaixadors.


El Conseller del Departament de Territori i Sotenibilitat de la Generalitat de Catalunya, Josep Rull, i un representant de l’Ajuntament de Barcelona han tancat l’acte.


Thursday, 5 October 2017

Environmental news this week..

An article that was published today showed images of large industrial farming and shared the findings of a report that :

The ongoing global appetite for meat is having a devastating impact on the environment driven by the production of crop-based feed for animals 

They found that the impact of the farming behind meat-based diets is responsible for a 60% loss in biodiversity because of the strain on the Earth's resources. 

This made us think about MEATLESS MONDAYS a campaign that was successfully implemented in our school a few years ago. Students do not eat meat farmed in this way in the school dining room on Mondays.. and we encourage everyone to keep their Mondays completely meat free by avoiding meat during the whole day! 

As a reaction to this article it's not a huge sacrifice is it?