Become an Eco School (pass ten topics for a flag!)

Eco Schools is a worldwide community, who are going through ten topics to qualify. From From zero waste to litter clean-ups to growing food.

The program is funded by the £200 charged to qualifying schools to display a Green Flag, which also links you to other eco schools worldwide. The fee could be from pooled donations, school budgets or even councils (who will pay less for clean-up, so it balances out, you may even save money).

Read more on no-dig gardening and humane slug/snail deterrents. If you live with animal friends, read up on pet-friendly gardens (some recommended flowers and fruit trees are not safe). Also avoid netting to protect food (just leave some for wildlife!)

The Ten Topics to Graduate!

1. Biodiversity – helping local plants, insects and animals thrive
2. Energy – reducing energy and switching to clean providers
3. Global citizenship – taking an active role in communities
4. Healthy living – plant-based, organic and seasonal food
5. Reducing litter – to help the planet and local wildlife
6. Marine – protecting local water systems and creatures
7. School grounds – improving for children, staff and wildlife
8. Transport – encouraging walking and school buses
9. Waste – refuse, reduce, reduce, repair and recycle
10. Water – value and preserve our most precious resource

A Great Book for Green Teachers

Green Teaching is a book on helping teaches to embrace ecological choices and to use nature as the location for learning, to help transform how children are taught.

The author draws on international research and case studies to offer ways to transform how children are taught about environment and nature.