Seaton Primary School, UK, a sustainable school - Ashden Award winner

This video can be downloaded here: http://www.ashdenawards.org/winners/seaton Seaton Primary School won an Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy in 2007.

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Seaton Primary School in Devon lives out its school motto of 'Caring now for the Future', and is one of a few UK schools to install a range of renewable technologies. A 2.5 kW wind turbine and a 4.7 kW PV array on the roof of the school hall supply electricity directly to the school and have helped reduce CO2 emissions by about 2 tonnes a year. In addition, 48 m2 of solar water heating panels heat the school's outdoor swimming pool. Other green initiatives include class 'Energy Agents' to help reduce energy waste; the after-school 'Eco Club' to monitor energy use; a 2006 Energy Audit resulting in a host of energy efficiency measures; an orchard to provide fruit for pupils and save food miles; and a grey water collection system to supply the school wildlife pond and demonstrate small-scale water power.

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[mikepepler]

@Woodroffski I guess heating it means that it can be used for more of the year, maybe saving building another pool somewhere else? In that case solar's a good way of heating, and the relatively low water temperature of the pool will make the solar collectors more efficient than average. But maybe the children just need to toughen up and cope with colder water! ;-)

[Woodroffski]

Solar heated swimming pool? That's not exactly environmentally friendly when you consider the energy cost of the infrastructure, which they could have left out completely. The swimming pool at my primary school was heated directly by the sun, and of course the children inside it.

[LordArrow55]

I went to this school and i left at 2009 as well!

[LordArrow55]

@deaddevil32 Mine too!

[Angiie0001]

lol i wish that school was in australia XD

[hasnatgstar]

cool our school is sustainable aswel but your school is even more sustainable awesome

great job

[deaddevil32]

GO seaton!! this was my primary ;) good times

[manicmedicNZ]

Great work ... I heard about your school via my parents who live in Colyton. We live in New Zealand and our kids (6, 5 and 3yrs) have been doing a project at school about energy.

Well done.

[longsarm]

dam i left tht school last yr 2008-2009 :(

im in yr 7 i i miss it

[bobbyupp44]

Good for Seaton! Top marks to the school!