Wellbeing and the environment go hand in hand at Putney. Last year we launched our BREATHE programme with the aim of demonstrating how, even with relatively small steps, we could all make a big difference to improving our everyday environment. We reduced our carbon footprint and showed how as a school community, we could together cut everything from pollution levels to unnecessary waste.
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Breathing Space – Bringing Nature into the Classroom
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So, with the onset of the central heating season, we undertook a four month project that quite literally, brought the outside in. The experiment in “Biophilic design” highlighted how plants and views of nature could actually boost health, wellbeing, focus and even productivity in the classroom.
This weekend in The Times, we heard how Westminster city council plans to instigate the first reviews of air pollution in and around some of the worst affected schools in the country. We were featured as a school that is taking active steps to show just how improvements can be made, and with relatively simple initiatives. It may not be rocket science, but by bringing nature into the classroom and with a little thoughtful design, we can significantly impact on both wellbeing and the ability to learn. It seems that a little “blue sky thinking” can actually go a long way.
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With thanks to photographer, Matthew Cattell