Cormac's Environmental & Sustainability team have been busy at events throughout March, helping to inspire local primary school pupils to earn more about protecting the planet.
Sparking climate curiosity in young minds at Eco Day
Held at Truro Methodist Church, the recent event brought together local businesses, community groups, and environmental organisation to spark curiosity about climate change and encourage young people to think about how they can make a positive difference.
Throughout the day, eight primary school groups took part in a series of climate‑themed activities. The team delivered an engaging and interactive session introducing pupils to the work of environmentalists and why it matters. Exploring the basics of climate change, including the greenhouse effect, and encouraging pupils to ask questions and think about the role everyone can play in caring for the environment.
One of the highlights was a lively “Higher or Lower?” carbon game, where pupils worked together to guess which everyday activities have a larger or smaller carbon footprint. The activity prompted discussion, teamwork and enthusiasm, while helping pupils understand how everyday choices can impact the planet.
Clare Green, Schools Care Creation Officer for Diocese of Truro said: “You were all amazing and made the day a huge success… the activities were engaging and appropriate for the children and they went away inspired, full of new ideas and learnt a tremendous amount.”
British Science Week took place from 6-15 March. Each year there is a new theme and for 2026 it was ‘Curiosity: what’s your question?’
The theme was all about putting children and young people in the driver’s seat, and encouraging them to find answers to the most pressing questions they have about the world. Zoe Hilditch, Environmental Sustainability Manager for Cormac was approached by three separate schools in her capacity as a STEM Ambassador to come in and talk to a combined 500 students and teachers about sustainability.
With Cusgarne School, a whole school assembly was followed by an activity where the students where asked "Can we imagine a better life on planet earth?" Using storytelling climate dice, in groups the students used the dice pictures and their imaginations to make up a story and present this to their peers. A whole school assembly at Nansledan School explored how the unsustainable activities of climate change and deforestation are impacting our planet and what is happening in both Cormac and Cornwall to address the root causes and negative impacts from these. The visits concluded with Mawgan-in-Pydar school where the focus was on textiles and their impact of the environment using Cormac's PPE waste and recycling as an example. An activity based on the question What can you do with old clothes/fabric that can’t be sold or donated for reuse? saw students cut up waste textiles and turn them into seasonal decorations to display either at school or at home.
By getting out into the community and working directly with young people, we hope to continue inspiring curiosity about the natural world and encouraging the next generation to become passionate champions for the environment.
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