Ysgol Trefnant
Learning and growing in our Christian Community
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Eco Schools
The Eco-Schools programme is an international initiative that encourages pupils to engage with environmental and sustainable development issues. It provides a highly structured system for the environmental management of schools.
The programme is a learning resource and topic areas include:
- Litter
- Waste Minimisation
- Transport
- Healthy Living
- Energy
- Water
- School Grounds
- Global Citizenship.
Pupils take key roles in decision making and participation in order to reduce the environmental impact of their school. In this way, Eco-Schools extends learning beyond the classroom and develops responsible citizenship attitudes both at home and in the wider community.
The Eco-Schools International Green Flag, awarded to schools with high achievement in their programme, is a recognised and respected eco-label for performance in Education for Sustainable Development.
The Eco-Schools programme is a long-term activity, with the award being re-assessed and renewed every two years.
The Eco-Schools Programme is funded by the Welsh Assembly Government, the Countryside Council for Wales and Waste Awareness Wales.
Where did the programme come from?
It was at the UN Conference on Environment & Development (Rio Earth Summit) in1992 that a need to involve young people in finding solutions to environmental and sustainable development challenges at local level was identified.
In Wales the programme is managed by Keep Wales Tidy.
See if you can spot 1/27 posters that the children have made to try and discourage littering in our wonderful community! Trefnant Community. A big thank you to our local litter picking group - Kellie White, James Brindley, Nicola Evans and Glyn who plan to distribute these around the village and local businesses to spread the important message.
