Overview
- Thousands of pupils joined a shared live assembly led by wildlife presenter Steve Backshall as part of the centenary events.
- At Valentine Primary in Southampton, children formed a giant “100” from branches and leaves and asked families to give £1 to Friends of the Earth.
- Schools in the South Cumbria Multi-Academy Trust ran nature projects, heard from Cumbria Wildlife Trust staff, and sold cakes to raise money for the Trust.
- Buckland Newton Primary in Dorset hosted educator Edd Moore, who ran sessions and left a signed copy of his book, with plans for further work together.
- Many schools tied the day to ongoing schemes such as weekly gardening, Forest Schools, and a Sustainability and Ecology Project to keep the lessons going.