Green Day has been an initiative of the Science area and the Parents Association, as a space to show the school community the different initiatives and projects that are carried out in the classroom to create awareness in the care of the planet and sustainability. Through talks and activities, concrete actions are promoted that benefit our planet.
Considering the special circumstances caused by the COVID – 19 pandemic, this year the school decided to hold the talks with students within school hours virtually.
The first conference was conducted by Anders Wijkman, a Swedish politician and activist, author of numerous books and articles on the environment and climate change. As a member of the European Parliament he worked on issues related to climate change, energy policy, the environment and health, development cooperation and humanitarian affairs. In addition to being a standard-bearer for the Red Cross in humanitarian and disaster prevention issues. The talk guided him to the actions that young people can take to mitigate their carbon footprint.
The second conference was given by Ai Futaki, a Japanese photographer and documentary maker, who through her experience has managed to find in the water countless learnings that have connected her with marine life, she is also a defender of this habitat exposing to the world the serious consequences that climate change has brought to the seas. She has two World Guiness Records.
The preschool children enjoyed the Green Day of puppets and the talk about animal protection offered by the District Institute for Animal Protection and Welfare.
At the end of each activity, the students were invited to carry out small tasks so that they assimilate what was exposed in these spaces, in addition to acting from their reality as children or adolescents, to generate positive changes on the planet.
The students also presented their STEM projects, which seek to generate a change in everyone’s environmental awareness.
Fourth Decroly students remind us of the importance of water:
Fifth Decroly students designed eco-friendly food products and packaging:
The Sixth-grade students project seeks to help reduce the volume of plastic bottles at school:
The project developed by the seventh-grade students invites us to take care of the environment and pollinators:
The eighth-grade students analyzed the problem of air quality:
