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  • From Friday 28 November - CEES is encouraging schools to explore EDF Energy's  Programme for Greener Schools, an interactive programme that aims to show children, teachers and parents how they can make real and practical changes to their energy and water use in school, at home and within the community.  The hub of the programme is The Pod website (www.jointhepod.org), which features a range of practical activities specially designed to help schools lower their carbon footprint and cut down on energy and water usage. The Pod is working with Eco- Schools to help schools further along the journey towards sustainability.

  • Friday 28 November 08 - CEES Annual Conference     for 2008 will be held at Girton College, Cambridge.  This year's theme, CLIMATE CHANGE, CURRICULUM and SUSTAINABLE SCHOOLS will be addressed through a programme of presentations and workshops, together with an exhibition of resources. A conference prospectus giving full details is available here.

  • Saturday 8 November 08 - HOME FRONT FESTIVAL  90 years on since the first Remembrance Day, Stibbington Centre will host an Open Day designed to remind visitors what life was like on the Home Front during the war years of the 1940s.  Attractions for all the family will include lessons in a period classroom, gas mask drill, an Anderson shelter, sand bag filling, digging for victory, stalls and games, refreshments from Lyon's Corner House and an exhibition of documents and artefacts from the 1940s.  Entry to the event will be free to all who were born before the end of the war, with a small entry fee payable for younger visitors!  For Home Front Festival details click here.

  • Sunday 12 October -  UPWARE CENTRE AUTUMN OPEN DAY  A day of Autumnal activities for all the family will be available at Upware between 10am and 4pm on Sunday 12 October:  making bird cake; creating insect hideaways; following a treasure hunt; a hibernation quiz; animal shelter building; pond dipping; art activities and much more.  For Upware Centre Autumn Open Day details click here.
     
  • Wednesday 24 September 08 - Eco Schools Inspiration  By popular request the workshop held on July 1 will be repeated at 1.30 to 4.30pm on Wednesday 24 September.  See below for details 

  • Monday 1 September 08 - CEES opens for the Autumn Term and our office will be fully staffed from this date.  During the school summer break occasional office cover will be provided and telephone messages and email messages will be dealt with from time to time.

  • 1 July 08 - Eco Schools Inspiration  Places are available at an afternoon workshop on the national Eco Schools green flag award scheme.  The workshop will provide background information about the Eco Schools programme and offer guidance for Heads, teachers governors and representatives of parents' groups.  The workshop from 1.30 to 4.30pm will take place at CEES Stibbington Eco Centre which has recently been successfully re-assessed for its green flag.  For full details and to reserve places email cees.stibbington@cambridgeshire.gov.uk or tel 01780 782386.

  • 12 June 08 - CEES Summer Term 08 mailing will have arrivied in schools. The newsletter is also be available on the News page here.

  • 11 June 08 - CEES website goes live today! During the next few days more news will be added to these pages so please re-visit soon.