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Eco 2Schools

Maistruc Vladimir
What is Eco-Schools?
Eco-Schools is the largest global sustainable
schools programme – it starts in the classroom
and expands to the community by engaging the
next generation in action-based learning.
The programme’s greatest achievement is the
fact that it produces generation after generation
of sustainably minded, environmentally
conscious people. These individuals will carry the
behavioural patterns they uptake of Eco-Schools
with them through life, in turn teaching the next
generation the habits to make world better
SEVEN STEPS TOWARDS AN ECO-SCHOOL
The Eco-Schools Seven Steps methodology is a series of  carefully engineered
measures  to help schools maximise the success of their Eco-School
ambitions.

Step 1: Form an Eco Committee

2: Carry out a Sustainability Audit
3: Action Plan
4: Monitor and Evaluate
5: Curriculum Work
6: Inform and Involve
7: Produce an Eco Code
 EDUCATIONAL PRINCIPLES

We express our commitment to follow and champion these Principles in our

programmes.
1. Ensure that participants are engaged in the learning/teaching process
2. Empower participants to take informed decisions and actions on real life
sustainability issues
3. Encourage participants to work together actively and involve their communities in
collaborative solutions
4. Support participants to examine their assumptions, knowledge, and experiences,
in order to develop critical thinking, and to be open to change
5. Encourage participants to be aware of cultural practices as an integral part of
sustainability issues
6. Encourage participants to share inspirational stories of their achievements,
failures, and values, to learn from them, and to support each other
7. Continuously explore, test, and share innovative approaches, methodologies, and
techniques
8. Ensure that continuous improvements through monitoring and evaluation are
central to our programmes