Activiteit/evenement

Carbon Footprint Monitoring Service

Olaya Garcia

Three upper Secondary School students and our Eco-School Program Coordinator have established a service this year to monitor and produce annual Carbon Footprints of our school's activity. The aim is to establish an annual report that can be shared with our community but also across other UWC schools, all of which have signed a Climate Commitments pledge. The team meets weekly and has planned and sent out surveys, made presentations to all year groups and interviewed key roles within the school.

  • Welke tips wil je andere Eco-teams geven bij het organiseren van een activiteit/evenement?: The team needs to be very meticulous and passionate about the topic as the many sessions just analyzing data can be long and tedious. It is also important to identify how some of the data can be collected via existing mechanisms already in place. Also important to book in advance assembly slots or other per year group and with teachers and parents so we can reach everyone in the school.
  • Onderwijstype: Voortgezet onderwijs
  • Waarom zijn jullie hier trots op?: The establishment of this service for our students ensures that -in line with the UWC Climate Commitments signed by our Head of School in May 2021- our school will report our own climate impact, as a basis to inform our solution-based efforts, and enable cooperation among the UWC schools and colleges in implementing individual climate strategies. This annual report will help us share data that will illustrate where and why we need to take climate action.
  • School: United World College Maastricht

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