The current climate emergency and other environmental crises are the product of our impact on the planet. To shift towards a green future, we need to rethink what, where and how we learn to develop the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes that enable us to make informed decisions and take action on global issues.
WWF’s Eco-Schools is part of the largest sustainable schools programme in the world. With support from Foundation of Environmental Education (FEE), it aims to go beyond “just learning” in the classroom and expands its reach into the community by engaging our youth in action-based learning. The programme focuses on empowering students to be the sustainable changemakers that our world needs by engaging them in fun, action-oriented, and socially responsible learning.
Eco-Schools was launched in 2013 and started out with 8 primary and secondary schools. Today, we have over 120 schools, from preschool to tertiary levels, all over the country enrolled in the programme.
The programme embeds UNESCO’s Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) framework and follows a 7-step approach. This helps schools and student committees to delve deeper into environmental topics and work on solution-based actions, to drive tangible change and improve their school’s environmental footprint. It strongly complements the Ministry of Education’s Eco-Stewardship programme.
Schools are given the choice to focus on one or more of the following as part of their science-based environmental education projects which will be led by students with WWF-Singapore’s resources to cultivate understanding of the topic and develop action plans to tackle the issues with the guidance of the educators –
Climate Action Schools | Change the Way You Think About Waste | Change the Way You Think About Food |
Reducing Carbon Footprint of Schools
The project aims to reduce schools’ carbon emission by teaching students how to measure their school’s carbon footprint and facilitating them with the formulation of impactful action plans and outreach to reduce it. | Reducing/eliminating single-use plastics in school
Guided by the concept of circularity, the project aims to reduce schools’ plastic waste by helping them review and reduce their consumption of single-use plastics. | Reducing food waste and adopting planet-based diet
The project aims to advocate for a sustainable diet and to reduce schools’ food waste by teaching students how to identify local and sustainably-sourced produce and how to rescue food before it becomes waste. |
These projects provide students with a platform and leadership opportunities as they lead initiatives and solutions to drive a change for the sustainable future within their schools.
Kelly Tan (Bedok South Secondary): Bedok South Secondary was awarded the Eco-School Bronze Award in 2021. Kelly Tan, a student and a key member of the school’s eco-committee contributed significantly to this achievement. A bigger highlight of her sustainability journey was when she was invited to speak at WWF’s 2021 Climate Action Week webinar, as the only student panelist.
Northoaks Primary school was the first primary school to be awarded the highest level -International Green Flag Award by WWF-Singapore. This was led by teacher, Mr Eric Tan, who set in motion a partnership with us and later went on to get 100% of the school’s teaching community to complete WWF-Singapore Educators Course, that aims to build the capacity and repertoires of educators in environmental education. Since then, the school has seen an exponential growth and support for sustainable development in its campus and culture.
As part of its 3-year expansion plans, we aim to achieve the following –
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