Creating Sustainable Schools A Comenius Programme (Multilateral Partnership) coordinated by Cyprus, with partners from Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Romania, Finland and France Dr. Pavlos Rigas Stavroula Theodotou

Aim preserve the environment, not only for their own sake, but also for the sake of future generations To create schools where the future citizens will be educated in order to preserve the environment, not only for their own sake, but also for the sake of future generations. Basic principle of sustainable development

Main issues (a)consumerism and reducing waste (completed), (b)restructuring of the surroundings of the school (completed), (c)travel, traffic and climate change (completed), (d)nutrition (in progress)

(i) Promote traditional products. (ii) Have competitions about promoting healthy food (e.g. which class has the most frequent fruit eaters). (iii) Prepare recipes with traditional products. (iv) Arrange cooking nights where the school will promote traditional products and at the same time products from the partner countries. (v) Link healthy nutrition with frequent exercise. (vi) Organize a healthy breakfast day with different activities relating to the breakfast Nutrition (period: 2/2010 – 6/2010)

End products - What have we already done? (a) Fairy tale: Each country has its own topic (non- sustainable monsters in action) - completed (b) Dictionary: This will help our students become familiar with the 8 different languages – completed (c) Sustainable Pursuit: Knowledge Game - in progress (d) Sustainable schools suitcase - in progress (e) Cookbook with traditional Easter recipes - in progress

Deadlines!!! (a) Sustainable Pursuit: the cards will be produced each term for each theme – final version May The questions for the fourth theme must be submitted by the beginning of April 2010! (b) Sustainable schools suitcase: activities should be uploaded when they are ready (e-twinning cooperation) – final version May (c) Cookbook with traditional Easter recipes – April 2010