Pupils and staff dedicated to sustainability celebrated after their school was awarded a platinum-level Eco-Schools Green Flag.

Warwick Academy announced that it achieved the highest international recognition for school-wide environmental action.

It added: “Awarded by the Foundation for Environmental Education and locally managed by the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute, this honour celebrates the school’s outstanding commitment to sustainability, outdoor learning and student leadership.”

The school said that its environmental responsibility is driven by “passionate students across multiple initiatives”.

“At the core is the Natural History Club led by Mrs Rosalind Wingate, with its committed action committee — Bram Wiseman, Salem Jackson-Smith, Jaxon Pachai, Francesca Cressall-Haycock and Aidan Taylor,” Warwick Academy said.

“Together with transient members and regular weekend volunteers, they anchor the school’s sustainability projects.”

Other key contributors included Year 6 composting prefects Elias Angeli, Jacob Beale, Dany Bernier Jr, Mason Portelli, Luke Readdy, Grayson Roque and Jacob Stewart, who care for compost worms and produce nutrient-rich worm tea.

The Garden Club, under Jennifer Hind, grows green spaces with pupils such as Nina Guishard, Samiyah Simons and Mulan Aberdeen, while the Seahorse Club is focused on marine awareness and led by Alexa Correia, Stalla Richardson and Sophie Eden.

Contributors also included Kiyana Minors, who designed a custom display stand for reusable sporks and is promoting their use through assemblies, as well as Year 4 students, who collected fruit waste to help fuel the composting programme.

Summer Wood, the head of education at BUEI, which uses the Eco-Schools Canada platform to support and track progress, told the school: “Your biodiversity work, outdoor learning and integration of environmental literacy into multiple subject areas is deeply impressive.

“You’re showing what environmental leadership can look like at any age.”

The Eco-Schools Global network covers 101 countries, reaching more than 13.7 million students, its website said.

Green flags are accredited annually, so schools must apply every year to renew and retain their status.