Welcome to the Eco-Schools Show 2012
- Healthy Schools Active Kids
Celebrating Seventeen Years of Eco-Schools
in England
26th June 2012
Motorpoint Arena,
Broughton Lane, Sheffield S9 2DF
The Eco-Schools Show is the single largest sustainable schools event in England, attracting almost 3000 attendees.
The Show is unique in that it is focussed at a younger audience - primary and secondary school pupils.
Eco-Schools Show 2012
The 2012 Eco-Schools Show arrives in Sheffield and features a packed programme of wonderful school performances, exciting activities and an inspiring exhibition area. The show brings schools together to celebrate the fantastic work being undertaken across England so why not reward your school's Eco-Committee and bring them along for a fun and educational day out?
An outline of the day includes:
- Workshops for both pupils and teachers providing practical advice for schools looking to attain and keep the Eco-Schools Green Flag
- The Activity Zone where pupils can have a go at a variety of eco activities
- Ask the Experts Area where Eco-Committees can put questions to an expert on a topic of their choice
- An exciting new outside area with sporty and healthy living styled challenges and activities
- A main stage area featuring a plethora of inspiring, entertaining and informative performances and presentations
- A wide range of exhibitors displaying relevant and exciting information or products for
Eco-Schools - Inspiring special guests and special announcements
- Indoor picnic areas. Bring a lunch box - and leave the packaging at home
- Cafe area for drinks and snacks
Please note that teachers are responsible for the children they bring to the Show and children should not be left unsupervised at any time.
LATEST NEWS
To give young people an opportunity to be part of the excitement of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Wastebuster will be organising an Olympic parade through the Eco-Schools show this year, led by Team GB basketball player Jamell Anderson, world football freestyle world record holder Dan Magness and Wastebuster's very own Samba Band!
Visitors to the Show will be able to head to the activity zone to make their own recycled Olympic torches for the parade from waste materials and then join in the march to celebrate going green and getting sporty for London 2012 with Wastebuster and Eco-Schools!
Exhibitor Information
For information on exhibitor opportunities, floor plans and exhibitor booking forms please download this year's Exhibitor Flyer.
What previous exhibitors have thought:
"We found the conference to be an excellent opportunity to make contact and gather feedback. The conference was very well attended and extremely well organised"
Child's Eye Media
"The event was professionally run, we were well looked after and most importantly the conference provided us with a great opportunity to discuss our products with representatives from our target markets"
Eco-driver
How Sustainable is the Eco-Schools Show?
We are committed to tackling sustainability issues to help improve the environment and because of that we also want the Eco-Schools Show to be as sustainable as possible.
The Venue - Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield
We are delighted to be holding the Eco-Schools Show at Motorpoint Arena who place great importance on sustainability at their events.
Clear Presentations Ltd
Clear Presentations is the exhibition shell-scheme and audio-visual supplier for the Eco-Schools Show. The company's commitment to reducing their impact on the environment was key in Keep Britain Tidy's decision to choose them as a main supplier.
Show Sponsors and Partners
Headline Sponsor the Pod
The Pod EDF Energy's programme for greener schools has free lesson plans, information sheets, practical activities and games across a range of environmental topics. All resources are linked to the national curriculum and will help you achieve Eco-School awards.
The Pod aims to make real and measurable difference to the energy usage and carbon output of schools across the UK. Any teacher can join the Pod and use the free resources, more than 19,500 already have so what are you waiting for...
Join the Pod today - www.jointhepod.org
Eco-Schools is an international award programme that guides schools on their sustainable journey. Eco-Schools provides a framework to help embed these principles into the heart of school life.
Keep Britain Tidy is an environmental charity working to achieve cleaner, greener places for everyone. We are the anti-litter campaign for England and we run programmes such as Eco-Schools, Blue Flag and Quality Coast Awards for beaches, and as part of a consortium the Green Flag for parks to demonstrate practical action.