Ysgol O.M. Edwards

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Ysgol O. M. Edwards is part of the Fair Trade campaign. The objective is to teach pupils that producers – wherever they may be – deserve a fair price for their produce. This is done through:

• Emphasizing the importance of local produce – visits to shops in Bala
• Emphasizing that Fair Trade produce can be found in shops and that buying these ensure better living conditions for producers
• Using Fair Trade produce at the school when we can, e.g. fruits in the morning, cooking in classes with pupils, and inviting guest speakers to the school
• Drawing the attention of parents and the local community to Fair Trade produce.
• The school’s Fair Trade notice board.

The school was awarded the Eco-School green flag in the summer of 2010. Ysgol O. M. Edwards stresses the need to be eco-friendly. This involves recycling paper, resources, clothing, stamps, producing compost from kitchen waste, teaching pupils to grow their garden produce, growing fruit and vegetables in a greenhouse, re-using printer cartridges, collecting litter, monitoring the use of water, electricity, and oil.

Ysgol O. M. Edwards is part of the Gwynedd Healthy Schools Scheme. The principal objectives of the scheme are to develop a positive whole-school attitude towards food and nutrition, ensuring that healthy eating is promoted, develop the school as a workplace that promotes the social, physical, and emotional health of every member of staff, reinforce self-worth and promote the mental health of all pupils, display a commitment to improving the school environment, to promote the health and well-being of the entire school community, ensure long-term schemes that provide every pupil with an opportunity to participate in physical activities regularly.

Ensure that the entire school is a non-smoking environment that emphasizes the advantages of not smoking, ensure that the school has a Drug-prevention Policy supported by a planned drug and alcohol education program, display a commitment to Sex and Relationships Education by possessing a planned education program and policy, ensure that the school considers safety to be a priority, by being proactive rather than reactive.

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