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ENVIRONMENTALISM
prioritised during this academic year,
and the local areas surrounding both
with huge e昀昀orts by the experienced
our school sites includes ensuring they
and highly knowledgeable grounds sta昀昀
are clear of as much litter as possible
to create rewilding areas across the
in order to reduce harm to wildlife and
College’s 100 acres. Projects such as
ecosystems. Educating our pupils on the
the decommissioning of the golf course
impact of litter is crucial to safeguarding
and conscious e昀昀orts to rewild the grass,
the long-term health and sustainability of
newly adopted path-cutting patterns,
our natural surroundings.
and multiple areas left to naturally reseed
have allowed us to create wildlife-
Our younger pupils have also been
friendly habitats and nurture the natural
enhancing their horticultural knowledge,
biodiversity of our grounds, ensuring many
improving the school’s green credentials
insects and animals are able to thrive.
through the ongoing development of our
community gardens. Our Prep School
Within these areas of renewed natural
Gardening Club has been particularly
richness, our beehives continue to 昀氀ourish
successful in its endeavours, this year
and be a place of productivity and
being recognised at the Su昀昀olk Show for
learning. More and more pupils across the
its spectacular Olympic themed miniature
College have been able to engage with
garden.
the hives and learn about the important
role bees play in the global food
Launched in 2015, the Schools Show
production system and their contribution
Garden Competition gives schools the
to biodiversity and ecosystem stability.
opportunity to design and build a 1.5m x
1m show garden to re昀氀ect a theme which
Our Prep School pupils continued to
is di昀昀erent every year. Previous themes
utilise the opportunity to get hands on
have included ‘A Garden Fit for a King’,
with the Senior School College bees -
‘A Garden for All Seasons’ and ‘A Slice of
which are used in Prep School biology
Su昀昀olk History’.
and environmental workshops. In June,
Year 4 had a fantastic morning getting
Designed and driven by the proactive
suited up and hands-on with our resident
pupils in the Gardening Club, the pupils
honeybees, which coincided with their
began working on the garden at the start
current science topic, Living Things. The
of the Summer Term. Inspired by the
pupils explored what life is like for a bee
2024 Paris Olympics, the display featured
inside a hive, how honey is made and
purple sphere alliums, pink and white
harvested, and learnt about the life cycle,
striped petunias, runner beans intertwined
the hierarchy within the colony, and the
with 昀椀ve wicker Olympic rings, and
behaviour of these fascinating, sometimes
succulents, all grown at Brandeston.
misunderstood, creatures.
Competing in the Su昀昀olk School Gardens
category against other Su昀昀olk schools,
Preserving the quality of our grounds
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