Caring for Our Common Home – Litter Picking and Environmental Stewardship 🌍🌿

At St Mary’s, we are committed to putting our faith into action by caring for God's creation and making a positive difference to our local environment. Over the years, our dedicated Eco-Warriors, alongside children from across the school, have enthusiastically participated in litter-picking initiatives along the River Thames, in local parks and around our school grounds.

Inspired by Pope Francis’ Laudato Si’ and our responsibility to be stewards of God's creation, these activities provide meaningful opportunities for our pupils to live out Catholic Social Teaching through practical acts of service.

Through these experiences, children develop a deeper understanding of their responsibility to protect our planet, respect their surroundings and work together for the common good. Our litter-picking initiatives also strengthen pupils’ sense of belonging and pride in their local community, demonstrating that even small actions can have a lasting impact.

At St Mary’s, we encourage our children to recognise that caring for our common home is not simply an environmental responsibility, but an expression of our love for God, one another and the world He has entrusted to us.