Activiteit/evenement

Om onze eco-code tastbaar en fun te maken hebben we een wereldburgerschap muur ontwikkeld. Het bijbehorende logo is door een van onze leerlingen gemaakt, naar aanleiding van een wedstrijd die onder onze leerlingen is gehouden, en groot afgedrukt op de muur. Het logo wordt gebruikt in onze communicatie uitingen over aanhaakdagen, eco-activiteiten en evenementen bij ons op school.

• Onderwijstype: Voortgezet onderwijs
• Waarom zijn jullie hier trots op?: Het logo is ontworpen door een leerling van ons en wordt gebruikt in onze communicatie uitingen over aanhaakdagen, eco-activiteiten en evenementen bij ons op school. We hebben de wereldburgerschap muur ingedeeld met "upcoming events", evenementen die nu plaatsvinden en "done".
• School: Yuverta mavo Nederweert

The Eco Team decided to try to reduce school paper consumption by 10%, particularly targeting the amount of photocopying and printing carried out by the teaching staff. Two Eco Team members made a presentation to the Secondary Team during a staff meeting complete with informative powerpoint slides, suggesting how and where improvements could be made and alternatives to current practices.

• Welke tips wil je andere Eco-teams geven bij het organiseren van een activiteit/evenement?: Share the presentation to the school as a whole, teachers, support staff and students to encourage and provide tips to the school community as whole to reduce paper consumption. We have found that our students are quite often ahead of their teachers when it comes to technology and our students were able to inform our teachers about when sharing a document was a better option than simply printing it. Posters around the photocopier helped as a reminder of our mission.
• Onderwijstype: Voortgezet onderwijs
• Waarom zijn jullie hier trots op?: It takes some courage to teach your teachers and we were proud of how our two Eco Team members rose to the challenge and of their confidence and conviction when presenting their views and ideas to the teaching team.
• School: International School Breda

Litter picking has been organised on a regular basis in both the Primary and Secondary sections of our school throughout this school year with the aim of reducing waste and improving the environment around us. Most recently a group of secondary students led by one of their teachers volunteered to pick up litter in and around the school grounds and around our school neighbourhood.

• Welke tips wil je andere Eco-teams geven bij het organiseren van een activiteit/evenement?: Ask the local Council for support by borrowing litter pickers to facilitate the task at hand. We have had the support of Klassedeal with Gemeente Breda and it has proven beneficial to all in our community.
• Onderwijstype: Voortgezet onderwijs
• Waarom zijn jullie hier trots op?: We are proud of the enthusiasm the students show when setting out on the task, their understanding and appreciation that not only are they cleaning up the environment immediately around them but are actively engaged in a task that helps the local community.
• School: International School Breda

MYP2 and MYP3 students took part in an online City Climate Challenge. It's called the Klimaatgame. Basically they had to build a city - while bearing in mind the need for housing, libraries, schools, green areas and trees etc. This was facilitated by the inventor of the game Lee Vlijter with support from Gemeente Breda. The students did this as part of a unit they were studying in Geography with Mr Caldwell.

• Welke tips wil je andere Eco-teams geven bij het organiseren van een activiteit/evenement?: We have found the Gemeente Breda to be very helpful in supporting us in our sustainability learning. They have many resources and programmes available. I would advise every Eco Team to reach out to their local municipality and see what the possibilities are.
• Onderwijstype: Voortgezet onderwijs
• Waarom zijn jullie hier trots op?: We were proud of the genuine interest our students showed in this challenge, recognising the need for action and embracing the opportunity to try their hand at sustainable city planning. There were certain parameters that they had to work within - for example there needed to be a minimum of green areas depending on how many houses / people lived in the area. They had to think about heat stress and how to overcome challenges with water in the area.
• School: International School Breda