Coventry school children build their biodiversity knowledge in ‘Eco Buddies’ session with Orbit Homes

Pupils from St Christopher Primary School in Coventry are the latest group of students to become ‘Eco Buddies’ after participating in an environmental education programme from Orbit Homes.

The session saw Orbit Homes colleagues help pupils build and decorate their own bird boxes as well as teach students more about biodiversity, why it’s important, and what they can do to promote it.

Pupils also learned how Orbit Homes works to develop sustainably by integrating eco-friendly features into its homes and developments, such as bug hotels and hedgehog highways. 

Brian Nearney, Regional Managing Director at Orbit Homes, commented: “We were thrilled to join pupils at St Christopher Primary School for a fun Eco Buddies session. It was a great opportunity to help the children learn more about biodiversity and share what they can do to make their own positive difference on the environment, both at home and at school.

“Our team really enjoyed building the bird boxes with the pupils and we loved seeing the students add their own personal touch to the bird boxes with their colourful designs. We’re very grateful to St Christopher Primary School for having us.” 

Kevin Tarn, Year 5 Teacher at St Chrisopher Primary School, said: “Our pupils are very curious about the environment and love to explore outdoors so this was a very engaging experience for them. The bird box activity was a fun and creative way to get the pupils really involved with the idea of protecting the wildlife around us and we’d like to say thank you to Orbit Homes for inspiring our very own ‘Eco Buddies’.”

Eco Buddies is designed to support students in understanding the importance of nature and how all living things are connected. Free classroom resources are available for schools to download at orbithomes.org.uk/eco-buddies.

To book a visit and for more information, schools can contact eco.buddies@orbit.org.uk

Eco Buddies joins Building Buddies, another educational programme from Orbit Homes that allows primary school children to experience hands-on visits to construction sites. Pupils can learn about all the different processes involved in building a brand-new home and how the skills they learn in Maths and English are used daily in a variety of jobs. Find out more about ‘Building Buddies’ here.

Orbit Homes currently has several developments underway across the Midlands. To find out more, visit: www.orbithomes.org.uk.   

Picture caption: St Christopher Primary School pupils built and decorated bird boxes alongside Orbit Homes colleagues as part of our free ‘Eco Buddies’ educational programme.

Picture caption 2: A closer look at some of the bird boxes created during an ‘Eco Buddies’ session involving Orbit Homes colleagues and St Christopher Primary School pupils.