A Green School for greener future
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by Ceylan Yeğinsu
Oluşturulma Tarihi: Mart 21, 2009 00:00
ISTANBUL - A green project is launched in the country by Greenpeace to educate primary school children about environmental issues and to encourage them to take part in school activities and projects that reduce damage to the environment
Greenpeace has launched a new "Green School" campaign in Turkey, which aims to educate children about global environmental issues and encourage them to undertake projects at their schools that will reduce the level of damage schools have on the environment.
The BJK Junior School in Istanbul’s Levent district is the first school in Turkey to take part in the Green School campaign. Students between the ages of 8 and 13 have joined the Green School project and will be participating in workshops and activities for the next six weeks to make their school "greener" for the future.
The project, directed by Asu Sanem Kaya, will take place in six parts, which are differentiated by six colors of the rainbow. Yellow will be the first stage of the project when children will be taught about recycling and all the school’s waste will be separated into bins. All the school’s paper will be recycled paper.
Purple to reflect negativity
The color purple will represent the negative effects of chemicals on the environment and the school’s transition to using organic eco-friendly cleaning products. Green will be for energy saving where children will be encouraged to switch off lights and use less water both in their schools and at home. The school will also be fitted with energy-saving equipment. The lighting outside the school consumes a great amount of energy, so a solar panel will be fitted to harness that solar energy for the outdoor lighting, according to Kaya.
The red section of the project represents healthy eating and children will be educated about nutrition and organic, healthy snacks will be available on the school premises.
The orange section of the rainbow represents raising awareness, where the participating children will work to organize projects, performances and posters to make other students aware of environmental issues and encourage other students to participate in Green School projects at their school.
The final color and section of the project is blue, which represents workshops for educating children against violence.
Participating student 11-year-old Ozgu Yılmaz said she was looking forward to seeing a rainbow at the end of the project because that would mean her school is environmentally friendly.
The BJK Junior School in Istanbul’s Levent district is the first school in Turkey to take part in the Green School campaign. Students between the ages of 8 and 13 have joined the Green School project and will be participating in workshops and activities for the next six weeks to make their school "greener" for the future.
The project, directed by Asu Sanem Kaya, will take place in six parts, which are differentiated by six colors of the rainbow. Yellow will be the first stage of the project when children will be taught about recycling and all the school’s waste will be separated into bins. All the school’s paper will be recycled paper.
Purple to reflect negativity
The color purple will represent the negative effects of chemicals on the environment and the school’s transition to using organic eco-friendly cleaning products. Green will be for energy saving where children will be encouraged to switch off lights and use less water both in their schools and at home. The school will also be fitted with energy-saving equipment. The lighting outside the school consumes a great amount of energy, so a solar panel will be fitted to harness that solar energy for the outdoor lighting, according to Kaya.
The red section of the project represents healthy eating and children will be educated about nutrition and organic, healthy snacks will be available on the school premises.
The orange section of the rainbow represents raising awareness, where the participating children will work to organize projects, performances and posters to make other students aware of environmental issues and encourage other students to participate in Green School projects at their school.
The final color and section of the project is blue, which represents workshops for educating children against violence.
Participating student 11-year-old Ozgu Yılmaz said she was looking forward to seeing a rainbow at the end of the project because that would mean her school is environmentally friendly.