[SEA SCOT EDU] Climate Showcase

Social Enterprise Schools

Showcase

Climate

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Explore how schools across Scotland are stepping up and creating innovative social enterprise to tackle the climate crisis.

Introduction

Abercorn Secondary School

Bellahouston Academy

Capshard Primary School

Dairsie Primary School

Springfield Primary School

Logierait Primary School

Tulliallan Primary School

Balloch Primary School

Stirling High School

Tarradale Primary School

Dunblane Primary School

Aberdour Primary School

Breadalbane Primary School

Bun-Sgoil Ghàidhlig Phort Righ

Hello and welcome to our showcase! Another year has passed already and we are super excited to share with you some of the amazing work happening in schools across Scotland from our Social Enterprise Schools programme.With Glasgow hosting the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) it makes sense now more than ever to give our showcase a climate focus. We've been so inspired by young people who are recognising the detrimental impact of climate change and are coming up with innovative solutions that benefit both the planet and the people on it.

Welcome!

Would you like more information on how your school can get involved? The Social Enterprise Schools programme is fully funded so there is no cost for schools. It offers support to set up a real-life, hands-on, pupil-led social enterprise. Contact us or learn more:schools@socialenterprise.academywww.socialenterprise.academy/scot/young-peopleSouthern Scotland: 0131 243 2670Highlands and Islands: 01463871219

Emily MnyayiHead of Education, Social Enterprise Academy

While we are focusing on climate change in this showcase, the young people involved in our programme continue to tackle social issues that affect someone they know, a community, or even an entire country! Thank you to everyone featured in this showcase - You should all be really proud of the incredible ideas and social enterprises you have created!

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If you are interested by our Social Enterprise Schools programme, we recommend following our social channels below to see all of the latest news and projects happening within schools!

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Hello and welcome to our showcase! Another year has passed already and we are super excited to share with you some of the amazing work happening in schools across Scotland from Social Enterprise Schools.With Glasgow hosting the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) it makes sense now more than ever to give our showcase a climate focus. We've been so inspired by young people who are recognising the detrimental impact of climate change and are coming up with innovative solutions that benefit both the planet and the people on it.While we are focusing on climate change in this showcase, the young people involved in our programme continue to tackle social issues that affect someone they know, a community, or even an entire country! Thank you to everyone featured in this showcase - You should all be really proud of the incredible ideas and social enterprises you have created!

Welcome!

Emily MnyayiHead of Education, Social Enterprise Academy

Freebies

Access free tools and resources: your.socialenterprise.academy/login

Are you curious? Click to find out more!

Would you like more information on how your school can get involved?

Social Enterprise Schools is fully funded so there is no cost for schools. It offers support to set up a real-life, hands-on, pupil-led social enterprise.

stay connected

If you are interested in Social Enterprise Schools, we recommend following our social channels below to see all of the latest news and projects happening within schools!

SEA_Edu

SEAEducation

schools@socialenterprise.academy

Southern Scotland: 0131 243 2670Highlands and Islands: 01463871219

Welcome!

Emily MnyayiHead of Education, Social Enterprise Academy

Freebies

Access free tools and resources: your.socialenterprise.academy/login

Are you curious? Click to find out more!

Would you like more information on how your school can get involved?

Social Enterprise Schools is fully funded so there is no cost for schools. It offers support to set up a real-life, hands-on, pupil-led social enterprise.

stay connected

If you are interested in Social Enterprise Schools, we recommend following our social channels below to see all of the latest news and projects happening within schools!

SEA_Edu

SEAEducation

schools@socialenterprise.academy

Southern Scotland: 0131 243 2670Highlands and Islands: 01463871219

Abercorn Secondary School

Aims: To encourage staff and pupils to drink more water and use less bottled water and to support the various projects that Wateraid are involved in around the world.What is it: Pupils use their artistic skills to design bright, eye catching, reusable water bottles. The bottles are then sold throughout the school community.Impact: As well as encouraging our school community to drink more water and produce less waste by using reusable bottles, we are supporting WaterAid and the various projects they run across the world to ensure all people have clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene. Through Social Enterprise the young people at Abercorn are also having the opportunity to develop, and practice, skills for learning, life and work.

"Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all"Sustainable Development Goals, United Nations

We want to donate our profits to Wateraid to help people to have clean and safe water." Pupil

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Aberdour Primary SchoolBooks for Bees

Concerned about the dwindling bee population, P6 pupils from Aberdour Primary School have decided to do something to help. Their social enterprise collects unwanted/used books and sells them. With their profits they will make and sell wild seed bombs to support the bee population and enhance their local environment. Their profits will go to Bee Buddies, a local charity that supports education around bees and pollination.

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BallochPrimary School

Pupils watched a documentary about fast fashion and the effects on polluting waterways and learnt about the damage the industry creates. They decided to set up Eco-Outfitters, a social enterprise selling good quality second hand clothes – t-shirts, dresses, school uniforms, jackets, belts, scarves, bags, hats and football clothes and used profits to raise awareness of fast fashion throughout their school and community.

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Bellahouston AcademyBlazin Squad

Uniform policies can be strict. 'Blazin Squad' lets everyone access every part of their education.” George, S4

Aims: Blazin Squad aims to support inclusion within their school.The need: Pupils struggled to afford a new blazer when they outgrew their old one (some pupils wore torn or outgrown blazers).Pupils coming new into the country needed a blazer to make them feel part of the school. What is it: Students reduce inequalities by taking preloved blazers and making them available for other pupils to use. Everyone has the opportunity to receive a blazer and access our services with full confidentiality.

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95 blazers donated to families

that can't afford school uniforms

Breadalbane Primary SchoolNature's Wood

This school’s social enterprise is to transform a ‘forgotten corner’ of the school grounds into a safe and happier space for outdoor learning.From clearing rubbish to lopping branches to making natural paths to collecting branches to building dens and bird boxes, this very busygroup of P6 and 7’s are helping the environment and keeping it safe for nature and children. Creating ‘Nature’s Wood' was made possible through the hard work of all involved, including writing letters to businesses in the local community asking for support and resources. They hope to continue to keep their space as wild as possible, sustaining it for many decades to come.

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Bun-Sgoil Ghàidhlig Phort Righ

P7 Pupils at the school wanted to highlight the environmental impact of importing New Zealand wool and to promote the use of wool from local crofters on the Isle of Skye, whose fleeces often were having to go to waste. The pupils involved parents and NFU Scotland to help them create their wool ball product for tumble driers and are now successfully marketing them across social media channels and at local sales points. They made a persuasive pitch to our Gaelic Dragons via video and won seed-funding for their venture! Pupils plan to develop a range of wool products and will handover the business to younger pupils when they transition to High School.

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Capshard Primary School

Primary 5/6 pupils had been learning about the impact of plastic waste on polar bears and the environment and wanted to do something to help. They have decided to design and resell reusable plastic bottles and will then use the profits to support international water charities

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Dairsie Primary School Plants for Trees

Dairsie Primary already have a well established community café and gardening social enterprise. Due to the pandemic the café has not been able to run but pupils wanted to build on what they have been doing and have set up a paper recycling social enterprise called Plants for Trees. Wanting to help the environment by reducing and reusing, the pupils are using the recycled paper to make notebooks, seedling planters and greeting cards to name but a few of their products. They are planning on selling their recycled paper products at their community café once it reopens and are using profits to support the Ecological Centre in Fife.

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Dunblane Primary School

Through investigating the Sustainable Global Goals, Primary 5 pupils at Dunblane Primary identified that their school had a problem with too much litter in the playground and also that they used too many plastic bottles due to COVID restrictions at lunchtime. Determined to make a difference to global warming and plastic pollution, as well as caring for animals, they very quickly set up two social enterprises. One focuses on recycling crisp bags, by collecting these from their peers, they then make and sell crisp bag necklaces. Not only helping the environment but they also donate their profits to RSPCA and WWF. The other social enterprise collects all the plastic bottles in the school and turns them into mindfulness jars, again helping reduce plastic pollution but also helping support health and wellbeing within their school.

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Logierait Primary School

Keen to help the declining butterfly population flourish, Logierait pupils provide local schools and groups with breeding kits.They even had a stall in Pitlochry town during the summer holidays in 2019 to raise awareness of the declining butterfly population and seek donations towards more equipment. During lockdown, kits were left outside the school for local children to collect and take home and carry on the good work. This resulted in releasing over 1500 butterflies locally, thus successfully continuing to address SDG Goal 15. They have ambitious and exciting plans to develop a Community Green Space and even twin with a school in France to help breed rare European butterflies.

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Springfield Primary School

The Primary 6’s from Springfield have been researching the impact of pollinators on the ecosystem and have decided to make Bee Bombs. These are biodegradable, sustainable wild flower seed balls that increase the amount of wild flowers and attract bees and other pollinators. The Bee Bombs are being sold throughout the school community and they hope that as well as the pollinators, younger pupils and the their community will see the benefits in their environment in years to come.

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Stirling High School

The community café has been a fantastic experience and an amazing opportunity”. Finlay Muir, S6

The Stirling High School community café is a brilliant place for our wonderful community to come together and socialise, grab a refreshing drink and perhaps a tasty bite to eat too. However that’s just the start of what the café has to offer. It also teaches our pupils vital lessons about the importance of sustainability and responsibility when running a small business.This award-winning social enterprise provides a fantastic opportunity for young people to get key experience in eco-friendly business management. With responsible consumption at the heart of the Cafe’s ethos, our students are learning how to buy and sell produce that promotes a sustainable message. To work toward this goal, the café uses 100% recyclable cups and is very careful about sourcing environmentally friendly produce.Interested senior pupils can volunteer to work in the café in order to learn about how to effectively manage a successful business. It teaches them many skills that not only increases their employability, but also their awareness of the world around them and their valuable role in it.

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Tarradale Primary School

This social enterprise was born after the P7 class considered the Global Goals and decided to focus on Responsible Consumption and Production.Pupils did their research, created their brand, pitched their price, designed their logo and carefully sourced their ingredients to make up their own Beeswax Wraps to highlight Global Goal 12 and fund eco projects.

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Tulliallan Primary SchoolTasty Treats

Tulliallan pupils of all ages have been running their very successful community café Tasty Treats for several years now. Due to the pandemic, they have not been able to run it, however, they have not let this stop them developing their social enterprise activity. The enterprising pupils have come up with Tasty Treats for Bees and Pollinators a social enterprise which sells seed bomb to help support bees and pollinators and also make their environment a nicer place. They are using all profits to make a much needed outdoor learning area in their school grounds.

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