Go Greener

Welcome to Go Greener for 2022!

For people new to our school community, this is a weekly section in our newsletter discussing environmental issues, highlighting sustainable successes achieved by SCEGGS and giving tips on sustainable living. Contributions to this column come from staff and students involved in the Secondary Maailma committee and the Primary Enviro Girls. If you are passionate about sustainability or work in an environmental area, we would welcome articles from our parent body as well.

Occasionally, Go Greener will highlight a photo around the School to keep you in touch with nature. This photo of the fishpond is located on the top of the Primary School. The water lilies have just begun to bloom.

Sustainability at SCEGGS is a combined effort from students and staff in the school. The following staff members are responsible for organising the student environmental committees and have been asked to comment on their interest in environmental issues.

Primary Enviro Girls has been running for five years. Laura Tennant and Diane Jackson guide the girls in their environmental endeavours.

Diane Jackson

I have been a Science and Technology teacher at the school for 25 years, and have had the pleasure of engaging girls with ideas related to sustainability and environmental awareness during that time. Teaching young people how to appreciate the natural world and the importance of protecting our environment has always been a main foundation in my teaching. It is very rewarding to watch the girls develop their voices of concern and ability to work communally towards a better world. Their strength and passion is very inspirational!

Laura Tennant

I am an ex-SCEGGS girl and enjoyed re-joining the SCEGGS family as a staff member three years ago. My experience in teaching stretches for 16 years, including three years teaching in London. I became passionate about the environment almost four years ago and have enjoyed exploring sustainability within my lifestyle. Being part of Enviro Girls at SCEGGS has been a wonderful experience to share this passion with the students and to help foster their interest in sustainability. I am always looking for further ways to live a more sustainable lifestyle and positively influence those around me. 

Maailma has been operating for over 30 years in the Secondary School. The name comes from the Finnish word meaning “world”.

Maailma is supervised by Angela Pizzinga and Sue Zipfinger.

Angela Pizzinga

Listening to the opinions of students who are passionate about sustainability seeing the difference that they are making in their own environment at SCEGGS is so encouraging. The drive and ambition of the girls today is inspiring and follows a long tradition of forward thinking, active students that set up the original club in 1990. I am excited by the changes that our girls can make beyond SCEGGS!

Sue Zipfinger

I came to SCEGGS in 1990 and during that time has held several different positions in the school. This year, my role will focus on developing and implementing SCEGGS’s sustainability plan. My children sparked my passion for environmental sustainability many years ago. I have been involved with Maailma for 8 years and enjoy working with our secondary girls on a variety of sustainable issues important to them. I try to lead by example and feel that any change, no matter how small, can make a difference to improve our world.

We hope you enjoy reading Go Greener and look forward to communicating with you throughout the year.

Diane Jackson, Angela Pizzinga, Laura Tennant and Sue Zipfinger