Beaconhurst Nursery Pupils
Clean Up Stirling Beauty Spot Big-hearted pupils from Beaconhurst Nursery had fun cleaning up local beauty spot Dumyat.
The youngsters were dismayed by the amount of litter, including discarded fi reworks and shoes, they spotted on the slopes of the popular hill during an outing. However, they turned their disappointment into a chance to demonstrate their environmental credentials by returning later to clean up the mess.
The children had been visiting Dumyat as part of their Eco and Sustainability learning programme but were shocked and upset by the litter they found.
Nursery teacher Tracy McKenna said: “What they encountered on the grassy slopes and in the car park was a kaleidoscope of litter strewn over a wide area which sparked their care for the environment. The children were worried - particularly about the harm it could cause to wildlife and asked me if they could come back at another time to clean up the plastic bags, shoes, paper and fi reworks which were lying around.”
A few days later, armed with bin bags and litter pickers, the four and fi ve-year-old pupils returned to Dumyat and set about their task. It was a cold day and some of the litter was stuck to the ground, but they managed to pick up every piece of rubbish and fi lled three bin bags.
The children then enjoyed a walk up the hill to take in the views before returning to nursery to dispose of their bin bags.
Mrs McKenna added: “To say the children worked hard would be an understatement and at the end of our litter pick up, we had fi lled three bin bags. A source of great amusement was the number of single shoes we found lying around and the children had a giggle at the thought of all the people who must have been hopping home.”
Beaconhurst Nursery Principal Laura John was delighted by the work carried out by her pupils for the local community. She said: “We are all extremely proud of the way the children reacted when they saw the amount of litter spoiling the environment. They also voiced their concern about the harm the rubbish could have caused the wildlife in the area. Outdoor activity and projects are an integral part of their nursery learning and we place a great deal of emphasis on instilling in the children the importance of the environment and the need to care for it as well as enjoying its beauty. Witnessing how these young children responded to what they saw was a real privilege and most importantly a lesson for us all.”
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