Is your school involved in the Green Schools Programme?
This programme can help staff and students in your school to become more aware of the environment. An important aim is to reduce all types of waste in schools – energy, water, food, litter and more. Most schools reduce their waste by 65% or more!
Green Schools is about more than reducing waste. It is also about creating green areas outside and supporting different plant and animal life. The whole local community becomes involved in the Green Schools Programme.
How does it work?
Schools focus on one themed area of the environment at a time. The themes include:
Litter & Waste
Energy
Water
Travel
Biodiversity
European & Global Citizenship
Climate Change
The Green Schools Programme works on a ‘seven steps’ system. This means that there are seven steps to take for each theme. Once your school has taken these seven steps, it is awarded a Green Flag for that theme.