The Eco Mini Vinnie Team

What do Mini Vinnies do?

1) Mini Vinnies puts the word of God into action.

2) Mini Vinnies use prayer as worship in all meetings and all that they do.

3) Mini Vinnies bear witness to the word of God by seeking and finding those in need.

4) Mini Vinnies is about welcoming those who are forgotten.

5) Mini Vinnies put the welfare of others as their priority.

Job Description

• To be a good role model showing excellent behaviour around school and when representing the school at outside events.
• To promote our Catholic ethos by living our school Mission-

‘Loving, Serving and Growing Together with Jesus’ and the values of St Bernadette’s.

• To promote the importance of looking after our school environment, the local environment and the wider world environment by being part of and leading Eco projects.
• To help support in the development and maintenance of the school Prayer Garden.
• To help and support in the development and maintenance of our Forest area and the school grounds.

Future Visions

The whole school is committed to caring for God's beautiful world. We learnt Benjamin Zephaniah's Poem Future Visions which helped us to understand our responsibilities for caring for our amazing planet. You can watch us perform the poem by clicking here: 

 

 

We learnt the beautiful song Laudato Si - watch the video and join us singing these amazing lyrics - click here

 

The Eco Mini Vinnie Team is made up of a range of pupils from Years Four to Six who are passionate about the environment and God’s creation. The main purpose of this team is to help to promote the importance of looking after our school environment, the local environment and the wider world environment by being part of and leading Eco projects. 

‘Loving, Caring and looking after God’s World’

They also help to support in the development and maintenance of the school Prayer Garden, our school Forest Environmental Area and the school grounds, always keeping in mind the wonder of God’s amazing creation and how we should enjoy and respect it.

They help to run a ‘Switch Off Fortnight’ campaign where we encourage the whole school community to save energy and ‘Switch it Off’ which has proved very successful. 

As a result of the work of the Eco Mini Vinnies Team, we are the only school and were one of only 10 public buildings in Milton Keynes with a Category B Energy Efficiency Rating!

We are currently growing vegetables in our school allotment area and take part in anti-litter campaigns and community litter picks.

Our Eco Mini Vinnies were instrumental in helping us to gain the Green Flag with distinction and the Eco Advocates Award! Thank you team!