Press Room

08/03/2010

Stockport school supports Fairtrade fortnight

Pupils at Stockport School celebrated Fairtrade Fortnight by decorating the dining area in a Caribbean theme.
 
The school became the first Fairtrade School in the borough in June 2009.
 
Jake Mairs, age 16, Deputy Head Boy and Head of Fairtrade at the school, dressed up as a banana to raise awareness of Fairtrade and to encourage pupils to switch to Fairtrade products.
 
Jake, who leads the Fairtrade steering group, also organised Tradecraft Stalls at lunchtime and other activities that students could get involved in, such as Fairtrade truffle making, Fairtrade cake baking and selling Fairtrade flowers for Mother’s Day. Jake also arranged a Limbo Competition in conjunction with the fortnight.
 
Solutions SK Catering employees at the school supported the event by dressing up and serving Caribbean themed foods to publicise Fairtrade products. The dining area sells a number of Fairtrade products such as bananas, tea and coffee.
 
The theme of this year’s Fairtrade Fortnight is swapping but the goal is always the same; to get people talking and buying Fairtrade products.
 
Deputy Headteacher at Stockport School, John Warren, said: “We are very proud of the work Jake and the team have done to ensure the fortnight has been a success.  The employees in the dining room are very supportive of school initiatives and always dress up to support the theme.”
 
Nic Cox, Managing Director at Solutions SK, said: “It is great that the pupils are interested in such a good cause.  The catering team try wherever possible to link in with the curriculum in individual schools.  This is an excellent example of the partnership between the dining room and the school.”
 
Fairtrade Fortnight ran from the 22nd February to 7th March.  
 

Jake Mairs dressed up as a banana with the selection of fruit available from the kitchen.