FEE is running a number of educational campaigns for the year 2020-2021! Each campaign will be run for two-three months and is designed for schools that are facing COVID-19 challenges. The idea is to keep students involved through fun filled environmental education activities that support attainment of knowledge and skills as per the school curriculum!
Campaign themes
Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WaSH) - October to December 2020
Waste Management and Littering / TrashHack- January to March 2021
#EcoSchoolsStayActive campaign was launched on 01 October 2020 and has already seen many interesting video entries from participating schools. The campaign has the possibility of using materials which can also be useful for parents who are struggling to cope with tasks they may not be equipped or prepared to handle. Also, the activities will encourage students to voice their opinion on various aspects and engage with peers. See detailed information about each theme at the end of this page.
Participate in the challenges and contribute to Eco-Schools activities in 2020/21
Weekly challenges:
Weekly challenges will be published on social media for inspiration and can be shared globally through the Eco-Schools network. Students are encouraged to carry out the activities at school or at home and to document their inspiring work through short videos. By uploading their videos publicly on social media with the #EcoSchoolsStayActive hashtag, National Operators and the International Team can help share it - and the three best videos from each country have the possibility of being submitted to a mini-competition.
To all participating students: remember to first seek your parents' consent before sharing your videos publicly.
Challenges are open to all schools that are located in countries that implement the Eco-Schools programme: https://www.ecoschools.global/national-offices and for registered International Schools.
Mini competition
Towards the end of the campaign, each National Operators may submit the 3 best Eco-Schools videos. Submissions must to sent via WeTransfer to Eco-Schools International a week before the campaign ends.
Acceptance criteria – the entry must:
Be in the format of a video (max 3 minutes)
Be in English (translated or subtitled)
Highlight a topic relevant to the campaign as well as positive solutions
Have been published on at least one social media platforms using the hashtag #EcoSchoolsStayActive
Finding the winners:
All nominees will be presented to the Eco-Schools National Operators who will give points to the ones they believe are the best. To ensure fairness, they are not allowed to vote for stories from their own countries.
The winners of the campaign will receive diplomas from Eco-Schools International, mention on social media & website and a small prize.
Introductory webinars
Each campaign will be introduced to students, teachers and National Operators through a webinar. During the webinar, experts will present information about each of the four themes as well as ideas for activities for schools.
More about webinars and registration can be found here https://www.yre.global/webinars
Detailed description of each campaign theme
1. Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WaSH)
Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WaSH) - Connection with Health and Wellbeing theme through WaSH behaviours, building immunity, mental wellbeing, etc.
Learn more about WaSH in the recorded webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeSKsBYCKgQ
Ideas for activities/challenges that can be showcased through short videos:
Organise a family lesson about sanitation and hygiene behaviours to prevent the increase of the pandemic (handwashing, facemask, no littering, sneezing in elbow or covering mouth, social distancing).
Investigate how clean water is supplied to your home and how to minimise the use/wastage of water (discuss the issue with other students)
Investigate and present the challenges to have access to clean water and sanitation
Present ideas for other schools and families how to organise a hygiene system at home, in communities or school
Give tips to how to best keep social distancing on the way from and to home
Examples of social media posts
In the description of each post, further details will be added.
Each social media post about activities are available for NOs on Podio as templates so that the text can be translated into the preferred language.
2. Waste Management and Littering
Disposable protective materials like masks and gloves have created a new stream of hazardous waste. As more time is spent at home, there is an opportunity to extend this activity to sustainable consumption and involve the family in making choices to reduce waste in the bin.
Detailed information about upcoming campaigns will be updated.