AECI Eco-Schools Water Education Project 2020 - Modderfontein

Significant successes over 3 years

All the schools managed to collect recyclables and filled all three recycling bins which were collected by a WESSA appointed collector. The recycling project was a great success and is still ongoing and maintained by all schools 5274kgs of white paper has been recycled, schools were remunerated with stationery and equipment to be used on the school.

Whole school and community buy-in and ownership.

Environmental education is applied through the CAPS curriculum.

The introduction of vertical gardens at all 10 school as an additional project to boost the nutrition programme at the schools was a great success.

Teachers are more confident to deliver content that is environmentally related.

All the 10 schools are a part of a competition that our recyclable collector runs amongst schools. They receive resources such as stationery and school equipment in exchange for the recycled goods.

Increased understanding of local, national and global environmental contexts.

Six environmental action projects were development and implemented. Four were successfully maintained by all schools whilst the last two were interrupted by COVID-19 pandemic.

Teachers have incorporated environmental content knowledge during lessons, specifically math, science and languages.

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AECI Modderfontein 2020