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Action Update

Appetite for Action helps children make the connection between the environment, the food they eat and the food they throw away.

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Action update


July 6th, 2010

And the winners are…

    We are incredibly excited to announce the winners of the Appetite for Action Competition 2009/10!
    Prizes were awarded to schools from countries where we received strong entries and they are (drum roll please) …
    - The Greener Grub Gang from Topsham Primary School in Devon won the regional prize for England and have been selected as the Appetite for Action Winning School for 2010. Watch out for them on Sky Real Lives soon!
    - The Crazy Carrots from Ballycraigy Primary School in County Antrim won the regional prize for Northern Ireland.
    - In addition, highly commended prizes were won by the Green Fingers from Holy Trinity Rosehill Primary School in Stockton-on-Tees and by the Incredible Mead Eco-Warriors from Meadowside Community Primary School in Knaresborough.
    A huge congratulations to all schools who completed their challenges. The standard of entries this year was extremely high; you are all action stars!

June 14th, 2010

Competition now closed - watch this space for the winners!

    After an amazing flurry of activity, this year's competition is now closed.
    Many congratulations to all those schools who managed to complete their challenge. The entries have been of particulaly high standard this year - pity the judges who have to choose the winners!
    Stay tuned for the announcement of the winners later in the week....

May 27th, 2010

Stop Press: competition deadline extended!

    Calling all schools on challenges! You now have until Friday June 11th to complete your challenge and enter this year's competition.
    All challenge schools should receive a personalised email today telling them what they still need to complete to enter the competition. You can also read all about the entry requirements here.
    With several teams already having completed their challenge, the competition is on to be one of this year's winning schools. We hope you are feeling hungry for success too!
    It's the final countdown - make sure you show us your Appetite for Action before June 11th ticks by!

May 17th, 2010

Two weeks to go to complete your challenge!

    Did you know that in May grass can grow as much as 15 cm in one week?
    There are two weeks left before the Appetite for Action competition closes on June 1st - how much can you grow your challenge in that time?!
    To complete your challenge you need to:
    - recruit 5 team members
    - complete 5 action points
    - write 5 blogs
    - carry out 2 audits
    - show improvement in 1 key measure
    How far does your team have to go? Make sure your efforts are recognised!
    By entering the competition, your school will be in with the chance to win £3000 and be featured on Sky Real Lives! Find out all about the competition here.
    So get digging for victory!

March 17th, 2010

Appetite for Action goes out and about

    Over the last couple of months, Appetite for Action has been taking its greener school grub message on the road to lots of success.
    We had a great time at the Buckinghamshire Sustainable Schools Conference in February. Talking to so many enthusiastic teachers about the Appetite for Action challenge was really exciting for us. We were very flattered by feedback that said our workshop was "inspring" and "the best workshop of the day"! A special well done to Haddenham Junior School and Marlow CE Infant School who have gone on to take on challenges!
    Yesterday we headed out west to the Strethening Sustainability in South West Schools Conference in Dorset. We had a great day and really enjoyed meeting everyone who was there in Dorchester. Welcome to those who have just joined! Does this mean we will have a South West School of the Week soon? On your marks...

March 2nd, 2010

Fantastic prizes from B&Q for Schools of the Week in March!

    The sun is shining, the birds are singing and the crocuses are coming out - maybe spring is here at last!
    Do you needed any more reasons to make March the month your school really gets going on their challenge?
    In case you do, we wanted to tell you about the brilliant prizes B&Q have kindly donated for Schools of the Week in March.  The most active, enthusiastic and creative schools each week of this month will win a large compost bin, heated and unheated propogator trays and a set of plant pots and seed trays to help you get growing.
    Feel like springing into action yet? Remember to write plenty of diary entries to tell us all about your activities!
    For more information about School of the Week prize sponsors, see the supporters page.

February 10th, 2010

B&Q One Planet Living Grants

Would a small grant be just the thing to boost your Appetite for Action challenge?
    Then we may have just the thing for you!
    Projects must support at least one of the following themes:
    - Save energy
    - Conserve nature
    - Grow your own
    - Support local culture and heritage
    Find out more about the eligibility criteria and details of how to apply on the B&Q site.
    Happy application-writing and here's to One Planet Living!

January 29th, 2010

Need help choosing your challenge? Watch the video!

a4a1-choosing-your-challenge This is the first of four videos which guide you through how to use the website to complete your Appetite for Action challenge. Registered but not sure what to do next? This is the video for you! Click play to find out exactly how to sign up to a challenge and get the most from the website. Once you sign up to a challenge we'll send you a lovely wooden memory stick containing this film and the next three episodes, which guide you through your next steps. Don't say we don't help you feed your Appetite for Action :)

January 22nd, 2010

Happy Appetite for Action Day!

Welcome to this year's Appetite for Action Day! We hope you have a great day, full of awesome activities. We know you are all hungry for greener schools, so we can't wait to hear all about what you get up to! Why not take the opportunity to write a blog post or use the get in touch form to let us know all about your plans? Hooray for Appetite for Action Day!

January 15th, 2010

Choose your challenge for 2010

If you haven't chosen your school's challenge already, now is the time! Can't decide whether you want to Reduce Rubbish, Get Growing or tuck into some Greener Grub? Take our new challenge quiz to find out which challenge would be best for your school. Make 2010 your year of action :) We can't wait to hear all about it!
The Appetite for Action programme has been developed in partnership between the leading environmental behaviour change charity Global Action Plan and Sky. Global Action Plan has run the Action in School programme successfully with over 300 schools, helping them to make small changes that make a big difference. The Appetite for Action programme with Sky will allow many more schools to benefit from the process.