A group of sixth form students from a West Cumbrian school have won funding for a sustainable project.
The year 12 biology students from St Benedict’s School in Whitehaven had to create a project based on the sustainable development goals.
They designed a living and moveable wall, made from pollinating plants to be created on the premises and it won £1,000 of funding.
Luke Makin, Ava Maxwell, Rosie Whiteley, Evie Murray, Deborah Taiwo, Immy Smith, Alex Pater and Shane Smith have won cash for their project as part of the Leading Change programme, delivered by the Centre for Leadership Performance and funded through Sellafield Ltd’s SIX (Social Impact multiplied), bringing schools, employers and communities together to turn global sustainability goals into local action.
They worked with the Centre for Leadership Programme and their mentors from Sellafield Ltd.
Biology teacher Claire Reed said: “The group worked so well as a team and got valuable insight into how projects are implemented in the workplace.”
“I was genuinely so impressed with all involved in the event. They were enthusiastic throughout the project, supported each other in their individual roles and they learned lots of useful project management skills.
“Their project idea was presented to a panel of local industry experts, who were very impressed and gave great feedback on areas to develop.
“They were successful and got £1,000 funding, which we can use towards the project costs and other worthy environmental projects in school.”
The students are now going to work as a team to implement the project in school and start the build.
The plan is for the wall to be kept in the chapel at school and will be movable so it can be used in different areas of the school during key events.
