The Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Ruth Bush, visited Saint Christina’s School in St John’s Wood to unveil their recently completed ‘Green Wall’. The living wall creates a barrier between the school’s playground and Avenue Road, improving the quality of air the children breathe, as well as educating them about air pollution and climate change. The school community worked hard to finish planting the wall, with the school’s Eco Warriors club, school council and even headtecher, Mr Gloag, rolling up their sleeves to support Site Manager Mr Clark and complete the project this term.
The green wall is part of a year-long celebration to mark 70 years since the school was founded by the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in 1949. The co-educational prep school in St John’s Wood has honoured its 70th anniversary with a number of creative and ambitious events this year. These included building and launching its own spacecraft, filming a full school aerial video at Primrose Hill, the launch of a new Robotics STEM initiative, and the eco initiative that has accompanied the new green wall.
On Friday 6th December, Saint Christina’s were delighted to welcome the Lord Mayor for a tour of the school, the unveiling of the green wall and to join them for their anniversary Mass, which the whole school and many parents attended. She commented, ‘I have walked around the school and I have seen many lovely things, and children who are cared for and loved.’
