Eco-Schools

Eco-Schools

Eco-Schools is a global programme engaging over 20 million children across more than 100 countries, making it the largest environmental education programme on the planet.

The programme was developed by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) in 1994 and run in Wales by Keep Wales Tidy.

It is designed to empower and inspire young people to make positive environmental changes to their school and wider community, while building on their skills, including numeracy and literacy, and encompassing Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship

How does it work?

All our Eco-Schools work through seven steps. Once a school has put this process in place and collected evidence of their progress, they can apply for an Eco-Schools Award – an internationally recognised accreditation.

Find out more on how it works.

Step 1

Forming an Eco-Committee

Your Eco-Committee will represent the views of the whole school, and act as the focus to push forward actions and discuss progress.

Step 2

Carrying out an environmental review

The purpose of the review is to help the Eco-Committee come up with ideas as to how the school can reduce its impact on the environment.

Step 3

Developing an action plan

Through the process of creating the plan you will be able to make sure that you include a realistic number of activities, and also work out how you will monitor and measure the progress of your actions.

Step 4

Monitoring and evaluation

Why Monitor and Evaluate? To find out if you are achieving the targets in your action plan you must monitor and measure your progress.

Step 5

Informing and involving

It is important to ensure as many people as possible know about and are involved in your activities.

Step 6

Producing an Eco-Code

The Eco-Code is a fun way of capturing the main objectives of the Eco-Schools Committee. It should be presented in a format that’s meaningful to pupils and the school community.

Step 7

Linking to the curriculum

By ensuring that the Eco-Schools process links into the school’s curriculum, rather than being a separate activity for the small group on the Eco-Committee, ESDGC is delivered.

Seven steps to success

Find out more information on the seven seven steps to success.

How it works

Be inspired

Check out our latest changemaker stories – showcasing the inspiring campaigns and projects being led by learners in Eco-Schools across Wales.

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Empowering young people: Cwmfelinfach Primary School

Vinty@Coety – Clothes Recycling

A man and several children are pointing at a large screen displaying "VINTY@COETY".

Llantwit Major School, Vale of Glamorgan

Resources

We want to inspire and empower young people to drive positive environmental change.

Our free resources have been designed by our specialist education team for primary schools, secondary schools and families.

View our resources

Get involved

Take part in a campaign, join a live lesson, and catch up on recent training. One of the great things about Eco-Schools is there’s always room to develop. We offer a programme of free training sessions and live lessons to help you do just that.

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