Live Simply Award

What is the Live Simply Award?

The Live Simply award is an opportunity for our school community to respond to the Church’s call to live simply, sustainably and in solidarity with the world’s poorest. It is an invitation to follow in the footsteps of Jesus who lived and preached a simple life, and to take meaningful action on the ecological crisis we face today. The ecological crisis is a complex crisis that includes both the social crisis (global poverty, injustice, social inequality) and the environmental crisis (climate change, species loss, pollution of land, sea and air).

In July 2026, St Stephen’s Catholic Primary School were delighted to be awarded the LiveSimply award confirming that we are living simply, sustainably and in solidarity with communities around the world experiencing poverty.

The award, championed by the international aid charity CAFOD, was awarded to the Catholic school after we successfully planned and implemented faith inspired actions that highlighted the importance of caring for people and the planet. Our actions have had a positive impact throughout the school, in our local community, and globally too, as we reached out to make a difference.

Mrs O’Regan, our Catholic Life Lead, led the whole school community through the process after submitting an action plan to CAFOD and ensured our actions were implemented and achieved to demonstrate our commitment as a school to live simply.

CAFOD’s LiveSimply Coordinator for Schools, Siobhan Farnell, said:

“Congratulations to the pupils and staff on achieving the LiveSimply award. Their actions are wonderful examples of caring for others and our common home and we wish them well as they continue to live simply, sustainably and in solidarity with communities around the world experiencing poverty.”

Please take a look below at our actions, feedback and contributions from everyone involved: