Green management In schools For Sustainability

<< Background >>This project is about green buildings. A green building is one that, in its design, construction or operation, reduces or eliminates negative impacts and can create positive impacts on our climate and natural environment. It includes practices such as the efficient use of energy, water and other resources, the use of renewable energy or the use of non-toxic and sustainable materials. In this context, schools have an important role to play in following suit and creating spaces where students will learn from these practices.CNSH Tecuci needed to develop the skills of school staff and teachers in terms of ecological building practices in order to provide an adequate educational offer to its students on this topic through new methodologies. MVNGO identifies the need to improve staff knowledge and skills in green building practices.Nachalno Tsani Ginchen and Filiz High School wanted to increase their staff's knowledge and skills to implement green building practices in their schools and engage their students through the ENF methodology.Pakruojis Zemyna wanted to gain experience in this sector to improve school management in this area.<< Objectives >>By implementing this project, we wanted to increase the experience in the field of ecological construction projects, but also the visibility of all partners at the local, national or European level as promoters of a healthy, responsible lifestyle for a clean, sustainable environment.Objective 1: To provide teachers and school staff with knowledge of green building practices and methodologies on how to implement them in their schoolsObjective 2: Provide teachers and school staff members with methodologies to sensitize students about ecological practices and involve them in the process of implementing them in schoolsObjective 3: Promote European school cooperation in green building practices<< Implementation >>Research activities for the creation of a Guide to good practices in the field of green buildings;Research activities to create a toolkit that includes some tools to help schools engage students in green building practices and sensitize them through NFE (Non-Formal Education) methodology;Joint staff training event for staff and teachers to learn how to engage and lead their students towards green management practices;Local activities to test methodologies to start the process towards a green building;Creation of the EGSC (European Green Schools Council), where practices are shared that can be implemented;First Summit of the EGSC: The Committee met to report on the practices implemented at this stage as well asactivities used with students and discussed green building practices and actions to be implemented within these schools.Social campaign: teachers, staff and students worked together by posting short videos on media channels of what is being done in the school to become a Green School<< Results >>A Guide of good practices in the field of green buildings, with information about the European or national legislation of each partner in this field, with concrete examples of campaigns and programs carried out in this regard, but also with other relevant information: a dictionary of specialized terms, various templates of educational projects or ecological activities;A Toolkit that includes the most relevant tools, methodologies in the field of ENF to lead schools to green building status;The creation of the European Green Schools Council (EGSC), which brings together schools implementing green building practices; an interactive map was created with relevant information about EGSC membersAn EGSC Green Building Practices Implementation Plan has been created, which will be implemented over the next year;Adequate arrangement of the green space of partner schools: flowers, planted trees, gazebo for outdoor lessons, Green Wall, Green PathThe Green Panel (or Green Corner) set up in each partner school