Eco-friendly pupils at Rhydypenau Primary School are putting the finishing touches to their new conservation area ahead of next week’s official opening.
The Lord Mayor of Cardiff, Cllr Delme Bowen, will cut the ribbon to declare the transformed area of the school grounds in Llanishen open on Tuesday, May 24 (11.30am).
As part of a five-year plan to improve the school grounds, the whole school community has come together to work on developing a conservation area which includes a range of habitats for attracting birds and insects, four ponds, a teaching area, an outdoor shelter and large dragon sculpture.
The development is the result of the hard work pupils, parents, grandparents, staff, governors and even the school crossing patrol warden have put into improving the school environment. The school also boasts a forest school, a garden area for each year group, an allotment where the children grow vegetables and an adventure trail.
The Lord Mayor will be greeted by the whole school singing the school song before the winners are announced of a year group competition to design a logo for the gate to the conservation area. Members of the Rhydypenau Eco Club will then show the Lord Mayor around the development, pointing out areas of interest.
Executive Member for Education and Lifelong Learning, Cllr Freda Salway, said: “Well done to everyone involved in the project for helping to transform this area of the school grounds into something worthwhile and beneficial for everyone at Rhydypenau. I’m sure the children will have hours of fun learning about the different plants and insects they attract to the area.”
Headteacher Carolyn Evans said: “We are very proud of our new conservation area which is a wonderful addition to the school grounds, along with our forest school, allotment and adventure trail. The area will enable us to promote children’s understanding of sustainable development and we are extremely grateful to all involved for their contribution in creating this fantastic new asset for the school.”
