Shared Sharing Practice

Echline Primary School: Introduction

Echline Primary is a large, suburban primary school with 322 pupils located on the outskirts of South Queensferry, near Edinburgh. The school achieved a first Eco Schools Green Flag Award in June 2004.
The school has addressed a number of sustainable development issues through work on Eco School activities. In particular, the work that the school has done linking their Eco Schools work with Enterprise is exemplary. The school’s extensive grounds have been developed to provide a range of additional resources for the school for teaching and learning, play, physical exercise and to encourage wildlife.

Project title:Environment meets Enterprise
Summary:Echline Primary school highlights the use of the Eco Schools programme in their school. 
By focusing on environmental and sustainable development issues through activities linked to curriculum subjects and areas, pupils are empowered to make decisions and take action about these issues in their school and wider community.
Subjects:Maths, English, ICT, expressive arts, environmental studies, health, enterprise 
Stage:Primary
Key themes:
  • Interdependence
  • Diversity
  • Carrying capacity
  • Rights and responsibility
  • Equity and justice
  • Uncertainty and precaution