Congratulations to Lawthorn Primary School, North Ayrshire

That the Parliament congratulates Lawthorn Primary School in Irvine, North Ayrshire, on making it to the finals of the Scottish Education Awards 2010; notes that the school has been shortlisted for the Sustainable Schools Award in acknowledgement of its focus on sustainability and countering its impact on the environment; recognises the commitment of the school to tackling carbon emissions by reducing car travel to the school with park-and-stride, walk-to-school and cycling initiatives; further notes that children have been encouraged to recycle paper, card, plastic bottles, ink cartridges, mobile phones, spectacles and bottle tops and have reduced food waste by 80%; believes that these initiatives, along with the creation of a school garden to grow vegetables, will encourage greater environmental awareness; congratulates the staff, parents and pupils of Lawthorn Primary, and wishes them all the best at the finals on Friday 18 June 2010.