STUDENTS at Okehampton College were asked to look at their own lives and assess how ?green? they are, at last week?s Environment Day.

On Friday, the timetable was suspended for the day and instead all the college?s pupils studied different aspects of the environment and how actions they take can impact upon it.

Among the activities was a drama production performed by students, guided by the drama department and Lindsey Coyle from Devon County Council. Musical group Weapons of Sound worked with music students to put on a concert using recycled materials as instruments.

Students also had the chance to taste different types of food and identify differences between healthy and organic items compared with other food choices.

The college?s own environment did not escape scrutiny, with a number of areas planted and the ?Peace Garden? ? which commemorates past students ? was also given a make-over.

The art department is currently working on a sculpture for the school entrance. Orlando Rutter from Dartmoor National Park Authority worked with one group of students to look at the pressures affecting special areas like Dartmoor.

A number of trips were also organised, with students visiting the Royal Albert Memorial Museum in Exeter, the Greenhouse recycling centre near Plymouth and the Eden Project.

Andy Aiano, head of personal, social and health education at the college said: ?All this made for a busy and successful day. The students worked with great enthusiasm and felt that this was an excellent way of looking at topics related to citizenship and personal education.?