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Growing Change: Sustainability in Action at St Gabriel’s

At St Gabriel’s, sustainability is more than a lesson—it’s a way of life. This photo gallery captures our whole-school approach to environmental education, from Pre-School to Sixth Form. Whether it’s planting vegetables in Reception, building bug hotels in Senior School, or leading community foodbank challenges in Sixth Form, our pupils are actively shaping a greener future. These snapshots celebrate the curiosity, creativity, and care that define our journey toward a more sustainable world. All of these photographs were taken in the 2024 - 25 academic year.

  • Year 6 Constructing Bug Habitats at Ewhurst Park

    Pupils examining materials around a table

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    Year 6 Constructing Bug Habitats at Ewhurst Park
    Pupils examining materials around a table
  • Year 7 Den Building in the Woods

    Year 7 girls inside their constructed wooden den

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    Year 7 Den Building in the Woods
    Year 7 girls inside their constructed wooden den
  • Year 7 Den Building in Woods

    Year 7 boy next to wooden den he has built

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    Year 7 Den Building in Woods
    Year 7 boy next to wooden den he has built
  • Pre-school children during their timetabled Outdoor Explorers Session

    Children holding collection of leaves they have gathered.

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    Pre-school children during their timetabled Outdoor Explorers Session
    Children holding collection of leaves they have gathered.
  • Pre-School Outdoor Explorers

    Pre-school girl holding feather she has found

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    Pre-School Outdoor Explorers
    Pre-school girl holding feather she has found
  • Pre-School Outdoor Explorers

    Pre-school children with our Outdoor Explorers Leader in our Reception woodland.

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    Pre-School Outdoor Explorers
    Pre-school children with our Outdoor Explorers Leader in our Reception woodland.
  • Year 5 pupils visit to Ewhurst Park as part of school partnership

    Our Year 5 group at Ewhurst Park

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    Year 5 pupils visit to Ewhurst Park as part of school partnership
    Our Year 5 group at Ewhurst Park
  • Year 5 pupils at Ewhurst Park

    Junior Pupils look for signs of wild beavers

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    Year 5 pupils at Ewhurst Park
    Junior Pupils look for signs of wild beavers
  • Ewhurst Park Award

    The wooden plaque awarded to pupils for naming one of the wild beaver kits.

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    Ewhurst Park Award
    The wooden plaque awarded to pupils for naming one of the wild beaver kits.
  • Year 6 Bug hotel construction at Ewhurst Park

    Pupils using straw and other materials

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    Year 6 Bug hotel construction at Ewhurst Park
    Pupils using straw and other materials
  • Year 6 Bug hotel construction

    Pupils using straw and dried leaves to make habitats for wildlife

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    Year 6 Bug hotel construction
    Pupils using straw and dried leaves to make habitats for wildlife
  • Year 9 Boys Gardening

    Two teenage boys weeding a flower bed

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    Year 9 Boys Gardening
    Two teenage boys weeding a flower bed
  • Reception Children making fat balls and bird feed

    Children standing around work table in woodland making fat balls for birds.

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    Reception Children making fat balls and bird feed
    Children standing around work table in woodland making fat balls for birds.
  • Reception Children making fat balls and bird feed

    Children standing around work table in woodland making fat balls for birds.

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    Reception Children making fat balls and bird feed
    Children standing around work table in woodland making fat balls for birds.
  • Reception Children making fat balls and bird feed

    Children standing around work table in woodland making fat balls for birds

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    Reception Children making fat balls and bird feed
    Children standing around work table in woodland making fat balls for birds
  • Reception Children making fat balls and bird feed

    Children standing around work table in woodland making fat balls for birds

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    Reception Children making fat balls and bird feed
    Children standing around work table in woodland making fat balls for birds
  • Year 1 Mini-Beast identification

    A boy and girl pointing to a bug identification chart outdoors

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    Year 1 Mini-Beast identification
    A boy and girl pointing to a bug identification chart outdoors
  • Year 5 Bird Survey in School Grounds

    Three boys smiling with map of school grounds

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    Year 5 Bird Survey in School Grounds
    Three boys smiling with map of school grounds
  • Year 5 Bird Survey in School Grounds

    Children smiling at camera outside with maps of the school grounds

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    Year 5 Bird Survey in School Grounds
    Children smiling at camera outside with maps of the school grounds
  • Year 9 Sustainability Outdoor Lesson

    Two boys inside bivouak construction

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    Year 9 Sustainability Outdoor Lesson
    Two boys inside bivouak construction
  • Year 9 Sustainability Outdoor Lesson

    Three boys inside constructed bivouak

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    Year 9 Sustainability Outdoor Lesson
    Three boys inside constructed bivouak
  • Year 7 National Education Nature Park Survey

    Year 7 pupils in group outside smiling with clipboards

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    Year 7 National Education Nature Park Survey
    Year 7 pupils in group outside smiling with clipboards
  • Pre-school gardening session

    Child watering plant

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    Pre-school gardening session
    Child watering plant
  • Pre-School Gardening Lesson

    Children lined up outside watching a gardening demo

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    Pre-School Gardening Lesson
    Children lined up outside watching a gardening demo
  • Pre-school gardening session

    Girl holding tomato plant

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    Pre-school gardening session
    Girl holding tomato plant
  • Pre-school gardening session

    Girl planting tomato plant

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    Pre-school gardening session
    Girl planting tomato plant
  • Pre-school gardening session

    Children watering tomato plants

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    Pre-school gardening session
    Children watering tomato plants
  • Sixth Form Enrichment - Outdoor Sustainability lesson

    Group of Sixth Form pupils smiling at camera outdoors

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    Sixth Form Enrichment - Outdoor Sustainability lesson
    Group of Sixth Form pupils smiling at camera outdoors
  • Sixth Form Enrichment - Community Sustainability - Food Bank hamper creation

    Students in front of table filled with hampers

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    Sixth Form Enrichment - Community Sustainability - Food Bank hamper creation
    Students in front of table filled with hampers
  • Year 9 Tesco Sustainability Challenge

    Year 9 pupils in front of mini-bus with shopping bags

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    Year 9 Tesco Sustainability Challenge
    Year 9 pupils in front of mini-bus with shopping bags
  • Pathfinders After School Club

    Year 5 children smiling at camera in woodland

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    Pathfinders After School Club
    Year 5 children smiling at camera in woodland
  • Reception Woodland Lesson - Finding insects

    Group of Reception Children in woods, listening to teacher while standing in a group

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    Reception Woodland Lesson - Finding insects
    Group of Reception Children in woods, listening to teacher while standing in a group
  • Reception Woodland Lesson - Finding insects

    Reception Child smiling at camera with muddy hand outstretched, holding worm

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    Reception Woodland Lesson - Finding insects
    Reception Child smiling at camera with muddy hand outstretched, holding worm
  • Reception Woodland Lesson - Finding insects

    Reception Child smiling at camera with muddy hand outstretched, holding worm

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    Reception Woodland Lesson - Finding insects
    Reception Child smiling at camera with muddy hand outstretched, holding worm
  • Year 6 Science Fair Project - How Does Erosion Change Our Environment

    Year 6 girl seated in front of poster and science experiment at science fair

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    Year 6 Science Fair Project - How Does Erosion Change Our Environment
    Year 6 girl seated in front of poster and science experiment at science fair
  • Year 8 Sustainability - Reworking natural materials

    Girls smiling at camera in front of tree with clay model

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    Year 8 Sustainability - Reworking natural materials
    Girls smiling at camera in front of tree with clay model
  • Year 8 Sustainability Lesson - Re-working natural materials

    Girl smiling at camera in front of tree with clay model

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    Year 8 Sustainability Lesson - Re-working natural materials
    Girl smiling at camera in front of tree with clay model
  • Reception Woodland Lesson - Fire Safety (and marshmallows!)

    two children in front of camp fire with marshmallows on sticks

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    Reception Woodland Lesson - Fire Safety (and marshmallows!)
    two children in front of camp fire with marshmallows on sticks
  • Reception Chicks - hatched in onsite chicken coup

    Reception Chicks - hatched in onsite chicken coup

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    Reception Chicks - hatched in onsite chicken coup
    Reception Chicks - hatched in onsite chicken coup
  • Reception Chicks - hatched in onsite chicken coup

    Reception Chicks - hatched in onsite chicken coup

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    Reception Chicks - hatched in onsite chicken coup
    Reception Chicks - hatched in onsite chicken coup
  • Reception Chicks - hatched in onsite chicken coup

    Reception Chicks - hatched in onsite chicken coup

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    Reception Chicks - hatched in onsite chicken coup
    Reception Chicks - hatched in onsite chicken coup
  • Year 4 Soil Study

    Trowel with soil and worms

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    Year 4 Soil Study
    Trowel with soil and worms
  • Year 4 Soil Study

    Boy smiling at camera holding a worm in hands

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    Year 4 Soil Study
    Boy smiling at camera holding a worm in hands
  • Year 4 Soil Study

    Group of pupils collectively digging soil samples

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    Year 4 Soil Study
    Group of pupils collectively digging soil samples
  • Year 3 Making Insects from natural materials

    Pupils showing insect artwork to camera

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    Year 3 Making Insects from natural materials
    Pupils showing insect artwork to camera
  • Year 3 Making Insects from natural materials

    Pupils showing insect artwork to camera

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    Year 3 Making Insects from natural materials
    Pupils showing insect artwork to camera
  • Year 3 Making Insects from natural materials

    Pupils showing insect artwork to camera

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    Year 3 Making Insects from natural materials
    Pupils showing insect artwork to camera
  • Year 10 Science at our on-site pond

    Pupils standing next to pond smiling at camera

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    Year 10 Science at our on-site pond
    Pupils standing next to pond smiling at camera
  • Year 10 Science at our on-site pond

    Frog in pond

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    Year 10 Science at our on-site pond
    Frog in pond
  • Year 10 Science at our on-site pond

    Frog on lily pad

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    Year 10 Science at our on-site pond
    Frog on lily pad
  • Year 5 Insect Survey

    Group of children standing around white sheet on woodland floor

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    Year 5 Insect Survey
    Group of children standing around white sheet on woodland floor
  • Year 5 Insect Survey

    Boy looking at insect inside glass jar in woods

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    Year 5 Insect Survey
    Boy looking at insect inside glass jar in woods
  • Year 3 woodland lesson

    Girl smiling at camera between two tree trunks

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    Year 3 woodland lesson
    Girl smiling at camera between two tree trunks
  • Year 3 woodland lesson

    Boy hanging upside down from tree while smiling at camera

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    Year 3 woodland lesson
    Boy hanging upside down from tree while smiling at camera
  • Year 5 Outdoor cooking

    three girls eating pasta smiling at camera in woods

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    Year 5 Outdoor cooking
    three girls eating pasta smiling at camera in woods
  • Year 1 using natural materials to create artwork

    children outside concentrating on making pictures using petals and twigs etc

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    Year 1 using natural materials to create artwork
    children outside concentrating on making pictures using petals and twigs etc
  • Year 1 using natural materials to create artwork

    girl smiling at camera next to her art created from petals

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    Year 1 using natural materials to create artwork
    girl smiling at camera next to her art created from petals
  • Year 1 using natural materials to create artwork

    children outside concentrating on making pictures using petals and twigs etc

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    Year 1 using natural materials to create artwork
    children outside concentrating on making pictures using petals and twigs etc
  • Year 8 Sustainability Lesson in woods

    Two girls in a tree

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    Year 8 Sustainability Lesson in woods
    Two girls in a tree
  • Year 8 Sustainability Lesson in woods

    Boy in a tree

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    Year 8 Sustainability Lesson in woods
    Boy in a tree
  • Year 1 and Reception Woodland lesson

    Fire safety

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    Year 1 and Reception Woodland lesson
    Fire safety
  • Sixth Form Enrichment - Sustainability - Fire Safety

    Two girls lighting camp fire

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    Sixth Form Enrichment - Sustainability - Fire Safety
    Two girls lighting camp fire
  • Sixth Form Enrichment - Sustainability - Fire Safety

    Two girls lighting camp fire

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    Sixth Form Enrichment - Sustainability - Fire Safety
    Two girls lighting camp fire
  • Year 1 & 2 Gardening Club

    Girl pouring watering can

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    Year 1 & 2 Gardening Club
    Girl pouring watering can
  • Year 1 & 2 Gardening Club

    Girl holding seedling

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    Year 1 & 2 Gardening Club
    Girl holding seedling
  • Year 1 & 2 Gardening Club

    Teacher holding watering can talking to group of pupils

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    Year 1 & 2 Gardening Club
    Teacher holding watering can talking to group of pupils
  • Pre-School Maths Lesson in Woods

    Group of children sitting in a line on a log in woodland

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    Pre-School Maths Lesson in Woods
    Group of children sitting in a line on a log in woodland
  • Pre-School Maths Lesson in Woods

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    Pre-School Maths Lesson in Woods
  • Pre-School Maths Lesson in Woods

    child using tape measure in woods

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    Pre-School Maths Lesson in Woods
    child using tape measure in woods
  • Pre-School Maths Lesson in Woods

    two children pointing in woodland

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    Pre-School Maths Lesson in Woods
    two children pointing in woodland
  • Year 5 Outdoor Education

    Two pupils pointing off camera next to lake

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    Year 5 Outdoor Education
    Two pupils pointing off camera next to lake
  • Year 5 Outdoor Education

    Pupils walking through school grounds

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    Year 5 Outdoor Education
    Pupils walking through school grounds
  • Year 5 Outdoor Education

    Pupils working as a group to carry large tree branch

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    Year 5 Outdoor Education
    Pupils working as a group to carry large tree branch
  • Reception Vegetable Garden

    Raised bed with courgette plants

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    Reception Vegetable Garden
    Raised bed with courgette plants
  • Reception Garden Display

    Plant Cycle outdoor display board

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    Reception Garden Display
    Plant Cycle outdoor display board
  • Reception Vegetable Garden

    child showing visiting adult the garden and raised beds

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    Reception Vegetable Garden
    child showing visiting adult the garden and raised beds
  • Reception Vegetable Garden

    adults and children examine growth in raised beds

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    Reception Vegetable Garden
    adults and children examine growth in raised beds
  • Reception chicken family

    five young chicks with mother hen

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    Reception chicken family
    five young chicks with mother hen
  • Reception Vegetable Garden - repurposed tyres for growing beans

    Bean poles in wigwam set up with runner beans growing up

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    Reception Vegetable Garden - repurposed tyres for growing beans
    Bean poles in wigwam set up with runner beans growing up
  • Reception Vegetable Garden

    Reception Vegetable Garden

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    Reception Vegetable Garden
    Reception Vegetable Garden
  • Reception Vegetable Garden

    Boy tending to plant

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    Reception Vegetable Garden
    Boy tending to plant
  • Reception Vegetable Garden

    Scarecrows on fence

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    Reception Vegetable Garden
    Scarecrows on fence
  • Reception Vegetable Garden - repurposed old ladder for bird feeder and trellis

    Old wooden ladder with birdfeeder hanging off

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    Reception Vegetable Garden - repurposed old ladder for bird feeder and trellis
    Old wooden ladder with birdfeeder hanging off
  • Reception Vegetable Garden

    Boy tending herb garden

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    Reception Vegetable Garden
    Boy tending herb garden