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EcoLearning

For education that sets an example

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Eco-Schools

What is Eco-Schools?

The government set out the "Sustainable Schools Framework" in 2006, which outlines the long term plans for introducing teaching eco-issues in school. It also states that all schools have to sustainable by 2020.

The Eco-Schools award scheme is a framework for helping schools introduce the teaching of Eco Issues and making their school sustainable.

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International Programme

This scheme is not only confined to the UK, more than 40,000 schools in 40 countries are taking part. The Eco-Schools scheme presents an opportunity to link with other schools around the world and help each other to become more eco friendly. This includes schools from:

• UK
• France
• Morocco
• South Africa

On Eco-Schools.net you can find schools, both near and far, that are willing to share ideas to help your school to become more eco friendly.

What does it comprise of?

The Eco-Schools programme costs nothing to join and makes making your school sustainable simple for schools and other educational establishments of all sizes.

The Eco-Schools framework have seven simple steps that include all aspects of the environment, including:

• Litter
• Waste
• Healthy Living
• Biodiversity

The main implementers and also the benefactors of the Eco-Schools scheme are children. They are involved in all stages of the scheme from assessing the school to choosing and implementing schemes to make their schools more sustainable.

Awards

The award scheme has three levels, Bronze, Silver, and the highest achievement, the Green Flag, a recognisable and enviable achievement. Why not visit Eco-Schools now and see what you might be able to do?

Our Experiences with Eco-Schools

In working to make CRGS a greener school, we used the Eco-Schools website to help us. We've got the following advice for anyone who might be starting out for the first time in making their school greener:

1. Perform a formal environmental audit of your school, not just the informal or casual assessment. You'll need to seek out various different staff members to answer all the questions, contacts who will be useful in the process of making your school greener. In addition, it will highlight areas you need to improve upon, and good places to start.
2. Work out what you want to do - maybe use our Green Tool to help you. This will ensure you don't spend a lot of time on a minimal impact project, whilst overlooking something bigger you could be doing.
3. Grab a noticeboard as soon as you start - and it should be in a prominent place. The more of the school community behind you, the better. A Silver award and Green Flag requires a prominent noticeboard, but there's no reason you shouldn't have one before then! Alternatively, if you have a school intranet, create a webpage or news section containing your progress.
4. Perform monitoring before you make a change - it helps you to see how effective you've been, telling you whether you need to do something else to remedy the situation, or just being a good moral boost!