Eco-Schools

- Engaging the youth of today to protect the climate of

tomorrow
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Students > 17m

Teachers > 1.3m

Green Flags
Awarded 16,618

* Status August 2016

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A programme of the Foundation for
Enviornmental Education

A non-profit, non governmental organisation based

in Copenhagen, Denmark

Promoting Sustainable Development through

Environmental Education worldwide

An umbrella organisation with one member

organisation in each country

 4 member organisations in 4 countries in 1981

 88 member organisations in 73 countries in 2017

 5 environmental education programmes

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 Institutional Partners

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 The Eco-Schools programme

FEE Eco-Schools aim is to

Ensure young people have power to be the change for sustainability that our world needs by engaging them
in fun, action-orientated and socially responsible learning.

Eco-Schools Goals and Objectives are to

 Foster student participation

 Encourage and develop critical thinking in students
 Encourage situational, real life, and outdoor learning
 Support students to take Action
 Enhance STEM skills through engaging and challenging content/actions
 Include everybody
 Motivate students to help to take responsibility for their future
 Develop the young leaders of the future
 Align the Themes and activities of the programme to the SDGs and to the GAP of
which FEE is a leading partner.

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 Programme Participants

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 International Schools
• Started in late 2015
• 25 International Schools in 15 countries
• First Green Flag awarded International School in July 2016 in
Doha, Qatar. Second in Thailand in December 2016

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 How to get involved as an International School

● If your school is situated in a country

with a national organisation →
Contact National Operator

● If your school is situated in a country

without a national organisation→
Contact Eco-Schools International
(nicole@fee.global)

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 Advantages for students:
• inspires and empowers students
as leaders of change
• increased participation, sense of
responsibility & school pride
• character development
• learning within all subjects and
beyond the classroom
• and its fun!
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Advantages for schools:
• school improvement
• links to the community and
beyond
• collaboration with NGOs, etc.
• enhanced curriculum
• improved staff wellbeing
• increased school pride
• financial savings
• school recognition and publicity
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 Development of the Eco-Schools programme

Registered and Awarded Eco-Schools 1994-2016

60000

50000

40000

30000
Registered
Awarded
20000

10000

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 The largest international network of teachers and
students in the world!

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 Eco-Schools Themes

Marine
and Coast

…and linked to SDGs!

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 Eco-Schools and the Sustainable Development Goals

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 Education for Sustainable Development

• Understanding Sustainable development

• Connecting to concrete environmental problems and issues
• Active solution-orientated learning
• Developing not only knowledge but life skills – critical thinking

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 A Seven-Step Change Framework for Continuous Improvement

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 Savings made in schools in just one country WASTE
and ENERGY

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 Savings made in schools in just one country WATER

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 Savings made in schools in just one country
TRANSPORT

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 Knowledge, behaviour change, fun facts !

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 Green Flag Award
1. Before the application, schools must have carried out the following:
• Registered with Eco-Schools International
• Be working on the programme for at least one school year
• Completed all Seven Steps of the Eco-Schools programme
• Completed an Environmental Review for 10 Themes
• Have a current Action Plan, with future targets. Either Global Citizenship or
Climate Change have to be a Theme which is addressed in the Action Plan.

2. Fill in Application Form and send to Eco-Schools International

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 Green Flag Award

3. A pleasant on-site meeting, usually between the Eco Committee and the
Assessor. It generally takes about two hours.

Note: Since the Green Flag is of extremely high standard, it will take the school
at least one school year to be eligible for assessment, and generally it will take
two years.
Note: Once you have received your first flag you must renew it every two years.
For this renewal we expect you to take on, at least, one new Theme in the
Action Plan and address School Procurement.

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 Costs
1. Registration

 €600 - 2 years. The registration levy will cover administration, support,

resources & tools, mentoring and further development of the programme over
a two-year period.

Note: We do believe that the savings in water and electricity alone as a result of
implementing the Eco-Schools programme in your school will cover these costs.

2. Assessment (Green Flag Assessment – every two years)

€400 + travel costs + accommodation for one night (if necessary)

Note: Eco-Schools International will designate an assessor as close as possible

to the school to do the assessment to keep the travel costs as low as possible
and avoid an overnight stay.

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 Some resources to inspire you
 Circular Economy now a permanent feature in new International
Baccalaureate course

 World’s Largest Lesson – teaching resources on the Sustainable

Development Goals

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 Any questions? Please contact us!

More information at: www.ecoschools.global

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