LiveSimply Award

St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary School achieves the LiveSimply award

Pupils and staff from St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary School have become the first school in the Diocese of Portsmouth to achieve the LiveSimply award confirming that they are living simply, sustainably and in solidarity with communities around the world experiencing poverty.

The award, championed by the international aid charity CAFOD, was presented to the Catholic school after they successfully planned and implemented faith inspired actions that highlighted the importance of caring for people and the planet. Their actions have had a positive impact throughout the school, in their local community, and globally too, as they reached out to make a difference.

The actions included growing vegetables in the school Laudato Si garden and planting hedges in the school grounds and to take care of the environment, visiting  local care homes  and raising money to help build a school for children in Bamanda, Cameroon.

A  Year 6 pupil commented on why they took part in the LiveSimply award

“We feel this award helped us show care for others people and the world around us.”

Anne-Marie Jordan Headteacher at St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary School who led the LiveSimply journey, said:

“Taking part in the award was a brilliant journey for our whole community. All the children and staff were involved in different ways. LiveSimply has given us the opportunity to make valuable links with both the local community and children in Cameroon and we hope to continue to strengthen these relationships in the future. We have found this experience very rewarding.”

CAFOD’s LiveSimply Coordinator for Schools, Siobhan Farnell, said:

“Congratulations to the pupils and staff on achieving the LiveSimply award. Their actions are wonderful examples of caring for others and our common home and we wish them well as they continue to live simply, sustainably and in solidarity with communities around the world experiencing poverty.”