Framlinghamian 2023 - Flipbook - Page 82
ENVIRONMENTALISM
College Chapel were replaced with LED
total of 1420 kWh of electricity and 327kg
lights, a project made possible by the
of CO2. Overall cost savings amounted
generous legacy donation of the late
to £510.
Michael Cooke, who taught full time at the
Both Stradbroke and Pembroke fought
College for 43 years.
for the energy saver top spot this year,
As a result of the new lighting, the Chapel
with the boys cutting down power use by
has seen huge e昀케ciency improvements,
23% in the 昀椀rst week and 35% below their
with power requirements 6KW lower than
baseline level for the second week. A 昀椀ne
with the previous set up. This translates as
e昀昀ort.
a saving of £200 for every 100 hours the
Chapel is in use, corresponding to 130kg
But there could only be one winner. For
less CO2 into the environment.
the second year in a row, Pembroke
was crowned competition champion,
Discussions on the use of solar power
managing to cut down its energy
and installation of solar panels at both
consumption by 34% in the 昀椀rst week and
sites have also been spearheaded by
maintain the same 34% for the second
pupils across the College. Proposals were
week. A House full of eco-conscious
written by the College eco representatives
young ladies indeed.
and presented to the Principal and Bursar,
resulting in ongoing conversations with
In April, eco ambassadors from both
local energy companies that will support
the Prep and Senior School collectively
the school in determining the feasibility of
launched the school’s biggest
solar power at the College.
sustainability campaign to date, through
an inspiring and transformative event Climate Crisis Week 2023.
The annual Senior School Energy Saving
Competition in February challenges our
pupils to consider the impact collective
Culminating with Earth Day on Saturday,
e昀昀orts to reduce energy consumption can
21 April, the week-long initiative saw
have on carbon saving.
pupils lead the way in raising awareness
about the imminent threat to our planet’s
All seven Houses embraced the
survival and galvanised their peers to take
competition this year, and saw pupils
action.
encouraging each other to turn o昀昀 lights,
switch o昀昀 plug sockets when not in use,
Through a range of educational initiatives
reduce use of sleep and standby options
such as interactive displays and activities,
on TVs and computers, and in some cases
(including trying new protein sources such
working and living in partial darkness.
as baked locust and mealworm brownies),
Over the course of the competition’s
workshops, discussions, documentaries
two-week measurement period, pupils’
and guest speaker presentations, pupils
collective e昀昀orts across all Houses saved a
explored the causes and consequences
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