In the last week before Christmas Sonja visited St Nicholas’ CE Primary School in Church to run a session on sustainable energy with the Year 5 class, which fits into their natural resources project. The students worked in small groups to make model wind turbines and went outside to try them out in the wind. They also learnt about Hyndburn Windfarm and were surprised that it can power 68% of Hyndburn’s dwellings! We finished with a discussion over whether St. Nicholas’ should have a wind turbine, with some very practical and insightful arguments.
Thank you to St. Nicholas’ for inviting Prospects to run a session. Hopefully the class will be able to visit Hyndburn windfarm in the summer to build on their learning. We run sessions with schools and community groups across Hyndburn. Please contact Sonja (sonja.bottomer@prospectsfoundation.org.uk) to get in touch.