Pupils from Queen Elizabeth II High School in Peel have been announced as runners up in the World Volvo Adventure Awards.
The Awards, which aim to increase environmental awareness amongst young people aged 13 to 16, are organised by the Volvo Car Corporation in partnership with the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP).
The QEII team competed initially against 373 projects from students in 56 countries before making a shortlist of just 10 schools.
They claimed second prize in the finals - held in Gothenburg, Sweden - for their 'tREe CYCLE' project and have been awarded $6,000 to continue their work. A school from Mexico took first prize while India came third.
Under the supervision of teacher Lesley Sleight, who co-ordinates environmental projects at the school, students Rebecca Fong, Sarah Baker, Clare Fisher, Georgia Corlett and Eleanor Jones first began 'tREe CYCLE’ three years ago.
Their aim was to offset the carbon emissions from school transport with a tree planting programme. As well as setting up a tree nursery, the students campaigned to encourage cycling to school and created a unique bike shed from recycled plastic bottles and off-cuts of timber.
The students' triumph follows hot on the heels of another success for the project: less than a fortnight ago, tREe CYCLE was shortlisted for the annual Observer Ethical Award in the 'Ecover Ethical Kids' category.
Full details, including a description of the students' project, can be found at www.volvoadventure.org
