It comes as St Anne’s School joins a global ocean programme – teaching its students more about climate change and ocean conservation.
A Sky News and Sky Kids film crew followed pupils at St Anne’s to understand more about their life and education on the island of Alderney, including their involvement in ‘Schools Across the Ocean’ – a worldwide educational project.
St Anne’s has been twinned with schools in UAE and Azerbaijan, and pupils have been expressing their perspectives on climate issues through creative outputs like poetry and art.
The school has connected with their international peers to gain first-hand insights into climate issues beyond their own shores – all while making new friends across the sea.
‘Through Schools Across the Ocean our students are not just learning about climate change – they are becoming active, global citizens who are climate literate, empowered and full of hope,’ said St Anne’s headteacher Wendy Wilson.
‘St Anne’s is proving that a small island school can make a big impact on the global stage and it has been brilliant to have the Sky News television crew with us to capture the fantastic work of our pupils and teachers.’
The school is featuring in several episodes of Sky News children’s show FYI: Weekly News Show. The first one aired on Saturday.
‘This has been one of the most impactful and worthwhile projects that I have been involved with as a teacher for over 40 years,’ said Nic Smith, the St Anne’s teacher who led on this initiative.
‘Our pupils have really embraced and engaged with the whole topic and certainly have a clear ambition for positively impacting the future.
‘We are deeply grateful to Alderney Wildlife Trust who have supported this project with knowledge and resources throughout.’
The Sky news team was also interested in the island’s feathered species, so Alderney Wildlife Trust took them on a boat trip to see the gannets and other seabirds at Les Etacs with marine ecologist Alex Purdie.
‘It was a nice experience,’ said Mr Purdie.
‘It’s always good to have media over as the island can sometimes be a little overlooked. We had a really fantastic reception, the children were excited to have them here and it was great to show the team the local wildlife. Being further south, we are a real forefront to climate change and we are already seeing that in the few birds we have and the changing fish stock.
‘There’s more and more new species of fish from places like the Med, each year.’
The news team were also able to spot puffins on Burhou through the live PuffinCam and took part in the Great Eggcase Hunt – a local family event where participants learn to find, identify and record shark and skate egg cases.
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