On the 18th of January our school held our green School ‘Day of Action’. As part of our work on the theme ‘Energy’ we had a day of action and we decided to have a ‘Low Energy Day’! So that meant no lights, no interactive whiteboards, no laptops and no energy! We hoped that it would show us how much we depend on energy and electricity and that we should try our best to save energy. Throughout the day, our Green Schools committee acted as monitors checking energy conservation in our classrooms. Everybody made a big effort to have switches and appliances turned off when we weren’t using them. We also kept our windows closed to retain heat and our sensor lights dimmed throughout the day. The teachers also made a huge effort not to use the microwave, the photocopier or printers. We were busy taking energy readings at the start and the end of the day. We were successful with our low energy day using nearly three time less energy than any other day that week. It was a great success well done to all involved!!
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Low Energy Day
Wednesday 18th January
9.20am – 3.00pm
Tips on how you can keep your energy use to a minimum
- Turn off unnecessary lighting-keep your blinds up
- No whiteboards/printers/photocopiers/laminators/cd players in use
- Charge laptops the day before
- Try photocopy before 9.20am
- Teachers bring lunches that don’t require microwaving or toasting.
- Keep tea consumption to a minimum