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“Three ways to make my school more environmental

friendly”

GO GREEN

Get on your Bike

Meanwhile, if you don't drive - or don't want the hassle of driving, then a bike is a great investment. Young children will enjoy pedaling along with their parents (though older children will most certainly prefer to pick their own way to school). With child obesity on the rise, cycling is fantastic for getting your children, and yourself, moving in the morning. Do, however, remember to invest in some basic safety equipment. A helmet is a compulsory accessory, while lights and reflective gear are essential so you are visible to early morning traffic. It also pays to ensure that your school has secure bike racks, where your child can leave their bicycle for the day.

REDUCE• Reducing the amount of material the students and teachers use on

campus will help eliminate the need for recycling or disposal. Smart selection of products used at school keeps waste to a minimum.

• Backpacks. Promote purchasing high-quality backpacks that will last more than one year.

• Reusable Bottles. Stop bringing bottled water to school. Instead, use a thermos or stainless steel bottle to reduce waste and protect against the chemicals released from plastics.

• Waste-free Lunches. Institute a waste-free lunch policy. Bring a lunch to school and use a thermos or metal bottle, reusable food containers, and reusable lunchboxes with the goal of not having to throw anything in the trash after lunch.

3“R”

rEUSEMany items end up in the trash or recycle bin long before their life is gone. Get creative with ways to

reuse materials at school.Make Art. Use items such as old CDs, paper towel rolls, holiday cards, and egg cartons for art projects.

Then have an art show featuring the finished products. Refill. Both students and teachers can use refillable pens and pencils to avoid throwing away

disposable ones.Recharge Batteries. Using rechargeable batteries reduces the amount of batteries that end up in

landfills.Book Covers. Cover school books with grocery bags. This site tells how. Get creative and use recycled

items as decoration. Grocery bags also make good gift wrap.Decorations. Work with the drama department to use props and decorations for dances instead of

disposable decorations.Swap. Hold a swap of some kind. Electronics, books, games, and clothing are all good ideas for swaps.

Visit the Library. Don’t buy a book, visit the library on your campus. Libraries are the ultimate in reusing.

School Supplies. Many school supplies get thrown away at the end of the year. See what can be reused for next year instead. Items such as folders and binders can often be reused.

Coffee Grounds. Place a coffee ground collection box in the teacher’s lounge. Coffee grounds are great for reusing in a garden.

eCycle. Team up with a local computer repair shop and host an eCycling event to refurbish old computers that can then be reused at your school.

Use Scraps. Don’t throw away any paper that can be used again. The back or bottom of paper that has blank space can be reused as note paper.

rECYCLEThe activity that comes to mind most quickly when thinking of going green is often

recycling. Recycling bins are showing up more and more in public places and along city streets on trash day. Recycling is easy to do—it’s just a matter of remembering to do it.

Compost. Start a compost of the leftovers from the cafeteria. This site will tell you all you need to know about composting.

Use Recycled. Encourage use of items that you can purchase recycled such as copier paper, notebooks, and ink jet cartridges.

Add Bins. If they are not already in place, provide bins for aluminum, plastic and glass recycling in cafeterias and vending areas.

Wear Recycled. For schools that require uniforms, purchase from this British company that creates school uniforms from recycled soda bottles.

Green Books. If it’s available, purchase your book from a green publisher who has pledged to print their books on recycled paper or to not use paper from an endangered forest.

Compete. Hold a recycling contest. The class who recycles the most in a one-month period receives a green party featuring a tree-planting on the campus.

EducateThe most important way to move your school towards positive changes for the environment is by

educating. Once students and teachers alike become more informed and aware, the necessary changes will be easier to implement and will hold more promise for staying in place.

1. Create Signs. Art students and journalism students can come together to create signs to post around school giving students important reminders about topics such as littering, recycling, and conservation.

2. Debate. Choose environmental topics for the debate team. 3. Peer Mentor. Have older students speak to younger children about the importance of living

green. This sharing of knowledge will benefit both the older and younger students. 4. Sculpt. Create a sculpture of trash collected from campus and the surrounding neighborhood. 5. Have a Festival. Hold an Earth Day festival with booths that educate on various environmental

topics. Remember to use recycled and other earth-friendly products when creating the booths. 6. Reduce Your Ecological Footprint. Design a course on how to reduce your school’s ecological

footprint. This site will help you get started. You can switch to green electricity, green web hosting, etc.

7. Craft. Organize a class such as the Future Craft Collective that teaches children valuable lessons about reducing, reusing, and recycling while creating something of beauty.

8. Invite Experts. Organize a monthly series inviting presenters on a variety of environmental topics to speak to your school.

9. Learn Where it Goes. Organize a field trip to a local recycling center. 10. Donate Books. Donate books about the environment to the library. Here’s a list of books for

children of all ages. 11. Learn First Hand. Make recycled paper from scraps found at school

School activities and education initiatives

• Roots & Shoots is the Jane Goodall Institute's Education Programme for young people. Its Mission Possible programme is a set of student and teacher resources for learning about, and improving, local environments

• Green Day is a climate change activity kit for schools from CABE, the government's independent adviser on architecture, urban design and public space

• The Globe Programme is an environmental education project linking nearly 600 schools in the UK, which help measure the standard of the local environment at their school and compare it with others.

• Cool it Schools, a global online climate change and environmental showcase, has just launched Writing the World, a poetry-writing competition for young people judged by poet Sue Hubbard. An Ecologist article describes how it aims to inspire students to act.

• Eco-schools is an international award programme that guides schools through a seven-step process to help them address a variety of environmental issues, ranging from litter and waste to healthy living and biodiversity. Schools work towards gaining one of three awards – Bronze, Silver and the prestigious Green Flag award, which symbolises excellence in the field of environmental activity.

• Climate Futures provides curriculum activities focused on unravelling the complexity of climate change and environmental issues for lower secondary and upper primary students (10-14 years old).

Special thanks to:KDU University College for organizing such

magnificent competition.Seri Kundang Secondary school for allowing us

by using the internet connection.Principle, counselors, teachers, parents and

friends for giving us ideas and moral support.

APPRECIATION