Participating schools greened their premises, improving water, waste and energy management, and the overall health and well-being of school communities students and teachers developed a stronger environmental conscience, and a vision of how their schools and communities can become more sustainable, and resilient to climate change. The feedback from schools has been extremely positive, demonstrating a number of positive outcomes.
Jude School in Costa Rica has replaced its air conditioners with more environmentally-friendly alternatives, and the students of Cours Saint Marie de Hann in Senegal made a hanging garden from recycled bottles and tyres. Waldorf School in Namibia has offset the environmental impact of the school building by planting trees and vegetation, and St. Other schools in the programme focused on improving the built environment. Students and teachers at Immaculate Heart school have taken part in a diverse range of sustainability-related activities, including using recycled glass to make glaze for use in ceramics classes, and constructing a water filter to prevent diseases associated with dirty water. Natakunda’s school is one of 258 educational establishments, in 25 countries, that took part in a pilot project organized by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Associated Schools Network ( ASPnet), aimed at integrating sustainability, including climate action, into every aspect of school life. Natukunda Edetruda, a student at Immaculate Heart School, Uganda, part of the UNESCO ASPnet programme, by © UNESCO
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