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Aims:Aims: Encourage students to take part in Encourage students to take part in

environmental solutions, based on work at environmental solutions, based on work at school.school.

At the same time we are showing the students At the same time we are showing the students how to behave in real life.how to behave in real life.

We help our high school to reduce expenses.We help our high school to reduce expenses.

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First solution:First solution:Every year students buy new books.Every year students buy new books.You could think that this has nothing toYou could think that this has nothing to do with the environment, but it does. A lot do with the environment, but it does. A lot of paper is used, which means killing trees needlessly. of paper is used, which means killing trees needlessly. One solution would be that we saved our One solution would be that we saved our books at the end of the course and we gave books at the end of the course and we gave them to the students in the lowerthem to the students in the loweryear for the following term.year for the following term.

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Second solution:Second solution:

EXAMSEXAMS

PAPERSPAPERSMEETING MEETING DOCUMENTSDOCUMENTS

PHOTOCOPIESPHOTOCOPIES

OF EXERCISESOF EXERCISES

NOTES FOR NOTES FOR PARENTSPARENTS

STUDENT STUDENT ROLL CALLROLL CALL

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Third solution:Third solution:

We have to change our rubbish bins for We have to change our rubbish bins for ecological containers. ecological containers.

And make sure that everyone throws their waste And make sure that everyone throws their waste into the right coloured container.into the right coloured container.

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Fourth solution:Fourth solution:

We can become a We can become a collection centre. collection centre. (A place (A place where you can take batteries and bulbs)where you can take batteries and bulbs)

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To achieve our aims I thought about To achieve our aims I thought about doing a course for younger students doing a course for younger students about the environment, conducted by about the environment, conducted by older students. The purpose was that older students. The purpose was that younger students learned how the younger students learned how the “new high school” would work and “new high school” would work and how to use it.how to use it.

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I took the first step by doing a course about the I took the first step by doing a course about the environment for younger students. environment for younger students.

Ecological Solutions at our SchoolEcological Solutions at our SchoolHere is a chart which Here is a chart which shows the students’ shows the students’ opinion about the opinion about the course we gave .course we gave .

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Finally, we need everyone to be aware.Finally, we need everyone to be aware. By putting up posters everywhere.By putting up posters everywhere.

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I didn’ t focus on water or energy issues, as you can see, because making them change to better means building new things, and that is a big expense for the centre. I have only talked about easy solutions and certain aspects that the centre can change easily.

Although I have searched who are in charge of those issues in the centre, big changes will only happen when the easy ones happen first.

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THESE ARE JUST A FEW THESE ARE JUST A FEW SOLUTIONS THAT CAN START SOLUTIONS THAT CAN START CHANGING OUR HIGH SCHOOL CHANGING OUR HIGH SCHOOL

INTO A MORE ECOLOGICAL ONE. INTO A MORE ECOLOGICAL ONE. BUT THIS IS A WASTE OF TIME IF BUT THIS IS A WASTE OF TIME IF YOUYOU DON’T T DO ANYTHING. DON’T T DO ANYTHING.