With energy of the Schools for Sustainable Development for the Green Flag Clubs

Implementation time: 01/07/2010 - 30/09/2011

Project co-financed by the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management.

The project aims to draw attention on saving energy and on renewable energy.

The project will set up 8 regional Clubs of Green Flag, which with theirs local coordinators will become centers of education and environmental activities. The aim of Clubs will be a joint action of schools and their partners to help them effectively manage energy to not only save money but also reduce the negative impact on the environment. We expect that during the school year, more than 200 schools will reduce their energy consumption by 20%.

Local coordinators from eight Polish regions - provide for schools several educational workshops on energy management and solutions to reducing its consumption. These workshops will give schools necessary knowledge and also will inspire schools to take action which will influence a more energy-friendly lifestyle at school and beyond. Additional scenarios will allow teachers to continue this theme in the school with theirs students. It will be also released a new guide, "Schools for Sustainable Development by the Green Flag," which will guide the school all the way to achieve the certificate.

Moreover, the project involves the competitions:

- A new edition of the certificates of Local Center of Environmental Action and Green

- Grants for schools which are planning activities relating to safe energy or renewable energy - about 30 grants

- Competition for teachers for best teaching scenario about energy saving

- Competition for students for the best movie and comic about the energy

- Competition for the school for code of environmental conduct

- Summary Conference in 2011 in which the winning schools will receive certificates