Activiteit/evenement

This was an initiative from the Eco Team. The aim was to make our school "more green" by bringing more live plants into all spaces throughout school. This was made possible by the proceeds of the ISB Sustainable Preloved Market held in the spring term of last school year. Some students and the Eco Team Coordinator went to Ikea - we bought a range of plants from small ones intended for on a desk to large standing plants. We then made labels and stuck these on every plant pot and gifted each staff member with a plant. The idea was that this would increase the connectedness of the staff member to the Eco team and allow them to feel a greater sense of responsibility of our shared goal of making our school a greener one. Teachers were asked to take care of the plant and were asked to place it where they wanted in school. It is their job to make sure it lives ;-). Primary classes all got a larger plant too.

• Welke tips wil je andere Eco-teams geven bij het organiseren van een activiteit/evenement?: Make what you are doing visible. Give everyone a role / responsibility and let them actively be part of any green measures that you are taking. Let everyone get involved.
• Onderwijstype: Voortgezet onderwijs
• Waarom zijn jullie hier trots op?: We are extremely proud of this action for several reasons. The school looks better. Plants are now to be seen in all classrooms and common spaces, offices, the staffroom and even corridors. The students have reported that classrooms are "nicer" and of course there must be the added value of the air cleaning that wasn't happening without them. Teachers and staff members responded very positively. We feel that more of us now are working together on this common goal and the plants have helped do that. Students actively remind teachers to look after their plants so it shows too that they are engaged.
• School: International School Breda

In each of the classrooms, colour-coded bins have been placed to permit students and staff to separate their rubbish. The Eco Team decided that more clarification was required to ensure that the correct bin was used for waste and developed an information video which was posted online on the school’s social media as well as shared with students during their mentor classes.

• Welke tips wil je andere Eco-teams geven bij het organiseren van een activiteit/evenement?: Separating rubbish is an essential practice to protect the environment; understanding the different categories of waste recyclables such as paper, plastic, glass and metal, organic waste such as food scraps and non-biodegradable rubbish is essential and it is therefore important to teach children how to sort waste correctly. Developing a short informational video consolidates this message and provides an entertaining visual aid where students can quickly identify where each item belongs. In the video, the Eco Team made a short quiz to reinforce the message in a fun way to actively engage the viewer and encourage lifelong habits that contribute positively to the environment. Turning something as basic as separating waste into a simple, educational but fun activity is a great way to carry across an important message.
• Onderwijstype: Voortgezet onderwijs
• Waarom zijn jullie hier trots op?: We are proud of the enthusiasm and creativity of our students in putting together this simple but impactful video as well as thinking of using video as a medium to communicate their message.
• School: International School Breda

This was then initiative of our Diversity Officer who asked for the support of the Eco Team. The idea is that people sit under the tree and share wisdom, discussing problems and solving them. The tree was funded by the proceeds of the ISB Sustainable Preloved Market. The Eco Team were delighted to support it as it fulfilled out aim of making our school more green.

• Welke tips wil je andere Eco-teams geven bij het organiseren van een activiteit/evenement?: Make your initiatives as visible as possible. Enthusiasm can be contagious. Encourage and support every staff members who is willing to make a positive and sustainable improvement in your school.
• Onderwijstype: Voortgezet onderwijs
• Waarom zijn jullie hier trots op?: It addresses our themes of People and Nature. It contributes to our aim of making our school more green and it is a very visible effort to bring people together and start dialogue. Students and staff are invited to hang a coloured leaf in the tree. Red means there is a problem to fix. Orange leaves show what needs more attention. Green leaves show what is going well. I was delighted that the first green leaf on the tree was commenting on what an improvement the paper bins were and how well it was going with the paper separation.
• School: International School Breda

Het hele ecoteam (Fraukje, Max, Romme, Helena, Imke, Lynn, Noud, Janneke, Floor, Meilan, Lisanne, Nina, Robin, Roy, Marlies, Marije, Mieke en Mart) is maandenlang in de weer geweest met: afplaggen en omspitten, inzaaien, binnen opkweken en buiten uitplanten, 'onkruid' wieden, water geven, oogsten en uitdelen van: paprika's, sweet peppers, kleine gele pepertjes, aubergines, trostomaatjes; inheemse wilde bloemen; 5 soorten tuinkruiden; het bouwen van een beschuttingsmuurtje van stoeptegels die we elders weggehaald hebben om de wateraf- en toevoer te verbeteren en vooral het hebben van héél veel tuinplezier samen! Je maakt een plannetje, je legt het voor aan de directie, je gaat gewoon aan de slag en dan komt de rest eigenlijk vanzelf... We gebruikten de pitjes en zaden van in de biologische winkel gekochte vruchten en mengsels. Het (stugge, hogere) gras om de perken heen ontmoedigt slakken;-)!

• Onderwijstype: Voortgezet onderwijs
• Waarom zijn jullie hier trots op?: Omdat het zo ontzettend leuk is om samen te doen en het resultaat er mocht zijn!!
• School: Hendrik Pierson College