This is a student-initiated and run Service (part of the CAS IB Program at our school) that aims to give a second life to clothes/other items that members of our community no longer use and kindly donate. The students manage the donations, sorting out the clothes in advance (the school has provided a storage space) and organise a monthly evening where students of any year group (generally our older residential students are very interested) can buy these second hand clothes for 1€ per item.
Activiteit/evenement
Swap Shop
- Welke tips wil je andere Eco-teams geven bij het organiseren van een activiteit/evenement?: Clear and short communication is very important. Stick to the same venue, if possible, for the following events and advertise within your community a month in advance so you ensure new donations and closer to the event, remind students so they show up on the day. The handling of leftover items requires time and commitment so you should identify the students who really want to be involved in this project. With each change of season, donate what has not been sold to other local organisations (Salvation Army, Juupu, etc) that will surely find a great use for those clothes and items.
- Onderwijstype: Voortgezet onderwijs
- Waarom zijn jullie hier trots op?: It is an incredible example of school-level circular economy where all the money raised goes towards the 'Swap Shop Fund' to provide funding back to our own students (in any year group), who can apply 4 times per year for up to 100€ per project, as long as it will impact positively our school and/or Maastricht and puts into practice our school's UWC values. Moreover, students who might not have the means to equip themselves with all the necessary winter clothing get a great opportunity to do so while reusing of clothes is promoted and encouraged actively among students and staff (increasing demand for clothing from the Swap Shop!).
- School: United World College Maastricht