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The Concept of Green Schools

The Concept of Green Schools is a school that creates clean, healthy, protective and green surroundings when saving energy, environmental resources, and money. The World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) held in Johannesburg in 2002 formulated the concept and need of Green Schools. This was first introduced in Europe in the 1990s owing to an urgent need for everyone to be aware of the fact that if we continue to misuse and overexploit our natural resources in our quest for development, the future of humanity and our planet is held at stake. With the advent of the concept of ‘Green Schools, the focus is put entirely on the children encouraging them to use appropriate skills to take necessary action on environmental, economic and social issues which are currently the need of the hour and urgent issues that need to be addressed. In other words, sustainable development needs to address all these in pursuit of a better quality of life. The Green School is visualized as a school guided by the principles of environmental sustainability. It seeks to sensitize teachers and students for environmental sustainability through the active involvement of the community.

Green Your School

Eight ways to help your district’s students and parents be better environmental citizens. With 180 days on the average school calendar, there’s no question that kids spend a lot of time romping around on school grounds. To make a big impact on their daily health and local environment, why not start there? Action steps can be as simple as giving your kid’s classroom a few potted plants, which will filter the air they breathe. And by finding ways to introduce sustainability projects to common spaces such as the playground or lunchroom, you can broaden your efforts further. Teachers often have too much on their desks already to also tackle environmental advocacy at school. Parents who decide to take initiative can make change happen quickly, and what’s more, they often have their own niche skills to volunteer. Are you a master gardener? Help the school set up a vegetable patch. Home composter or recycling enthusiast? Teach a workshop on how kids can reduce their lunchbox waste. Better yet, involve your kids. When students are the ones creating a culture of sustainability at school, environmental actions tend to stick.

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Greener effort in school

Greener effort in school