WHAT WE HAVE DONE

PLANTATION OF TREES Regristration in the United Nations Project “Plant for the planet” On the 19th of December 2008, plantation of 700 autochthonous trees and bushes with the collaboration of all the students and teachers, the town council, the local gardening workshop and the local forest rangers.plantation of 700 autochthonous trees and bushes Plantation of seeds of autochthonous trees and bushes at the school laboratory (1st-year students)

PLANTATION OF TREES On the 20th of November 2009, plantation of aromatic and decorative plants in the main playground, as well as an ecological vegetable garden including garlic, broad beans and tomatoes plants, with the collaboration of all the students and teachers and the town council.plantation of aromatic and decorative plants

AIR POLLUTION MEASURING “Carbon footprint” of students in the French class (1º Bachillerato Humanas)  comparing with French population “Carbon footprint” of students in the French class “Carbon footprint” of students in the English class (1º Bachillerato Ciencias)  comparing with British population “Carbon footprint” of students in the English class “Carbon footprint” of some teachers  comparing with Spanish population “Carbon footprint” of some teachers We used two different websites:

Study of global environmental problems Biology class (4º ESO)  Study of greenhouse effect / ozone layer Philosophy class (4º ESO)  Posters / debates about environmental problemsPosters / debates about environmental problems English class (1º Bachillerato, 4º ESO)  Film (Al Gore’s An Inconvinient Truth) and debate “What can we do as individuals to reduce our carbon footprint and hence global warming?” HINTS FROM THE FINAL SONG

Environmental problems

Saving water and energy

Study of global environmental problems Vocational-training class: Eco-friendly diet for diabetics for a week and made with products from the area Eco-friendly diet for diabetics Cooking practice to make two of the dishes in the diet Cooking practice

Eco-friendly diet for diabetics

WATER POLLUTION MEASURING Analysis of water measuring in the area in December 2008 by the Council Health Department Analysis (qualitative and quantitative) of water from different places  at school by students (4º Diversificación)

“World Day for water quality control” Analysis made by students (1º/2º Bachillerato) in several tributary streams that flow into four main rivers in Spain: Segura river and Júcar river (into the Mediterranean Sea) Guadalquivir river and Guadiana river (into the Athlantic Ocean)

“World Day for water quality control” This analysis was made in different rivers of the area with a special equipment which the school received to celebrate that day

RECYCLING Hand-made recycled paper (Science/Art)  1º ESO Construction and decoration of a Nativity Scene at Christmas with recycled materials Construction and decoration of a Nativity Scene Registration on a regional contest to recycle ink cartridges from printers. Selective collection of rubbish when moving to the new school building

LANGUAGES English and French (1º Bachillerato)  Unit “Environment”+ CO2 measuring and comparison with the average in France and the United Kingdom. English (1º Bachillerato)  Written descriptions of beautiful places in the area and opinion essays about environmental problems + Al Gore’s filmopinion essays about environmental problems Posters about the countries participating in the project

PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR FUTURE In my opinion protecting the environment is something that everyone should do. There is no doubt that if we don’t help to preserve our world, we are going to finish it off. I’m concerned about the high damage which our planet is suffering. The smoke and the exhaust fumes are damaging the ozone layer and global warming is becoming a problem. Furthermore, the pollution is bad for us too. The best solutions for these problems of contamination are recycling the litter, wasting less water, as well as using renewable energies and reducing the consumption of energy. In conclusion, protecting the environment is an important fact in which all the people must play their part. Rosa (Alcaraz, Spain)

Creation of a school magazine (“Simon dice”) with articles about the projects and activities done at school (plantation of trees, students’ chats, carbon footprint…)

Creation of a theatre group  a play related to our culture, Europe and the environment Chats  15 students (aged 13-18) have participated

ART Students from different classes have participated in several workshops to make: Recycled paper Traditional board games Earrings Designs with leaves

ART Construction of games with recycled paper from old newspapers used at school

ART Games made with leaves from trees in the area

ART Designs made with leaves (possible logos for the plantation of trees)

ART Handcrafted earrings made by our students with feathers collected in the area

And with dried fruit from some trees

Make new toys with recycled materials (cartones de huevos y tapones de botellas de plástico)

ART Air fresheners made with natural products

ART bracelets made with natural products

ART Wallets made with recycled comics

ART New toys made with recycled products (arena, botellas de plástico y globos viejos)

Photos of beautiful places in the area taken by students ART

Our bridges project: The bridges were made with used papers and the big puzzle of Europe was made with paper boxes which were going to be thrown away

Our bridges project

TECNOLOGY Ecohouse model building :

IMPROVEMENT OF THE SCHOOL SITUATION (School agenda) Registration in the Project “School Agenda 21”  the topic for this year has been WATER. Eco-school committee to analyse and improve the situation: Environmental review of the school “Saving water” questionnaire Participation in the national schools quiz “You can help” All the members of the school community answered a questionnaire to evaluate our use of water, energy, waste and noise. questionnaire

Questionnaire “situation of school” What is the annual consumption of electricity? Are lights turned off when not used? What types of bulbs are used? Are the electric appliances turned off or on stand-by when not used? Are lights on in places with good lighting? What kind of energy is used for the heating system and how much is spent? Are there any leaks in the toilets…? Do students use the right type of clothes when in class?

ACTION PLAN  water / waste To install saving-water mechanisms in the school toilets, showers… To encourage the collection and use of water from the rain Give students a cloth bag for their sandwiches to use it instead of a plastic bag Reuse paper used on just one side to do some works or to take notes Build “green points” in all the buildings and the playground for a se lective collection of rubbish in different containers Reuse the waste collected in some school activities

ACTION PLAN  energy / noise To install “butterfly” valves in the radiators to save energy To install low energy light bulbs To install sensors in the corridors to turn on and off the lights automatically To install solar panels to obtain energy for heating Soundproofing of music room

ACTION PLAN  energy / noise To install solar panels to obtain energy for heating Building of compost piles to obtain fertilizes from the organic waste for the ecological vegetable garden.

Appearance of our project in the local press Three articles in “La Tribuna Digital de Albacete”

Appearance of our project in the local press Article in “Radio Almenara” Interview to some students participating in the project and the coordinator in one of their programmes