2. Environmental Education strategy Brussels Capital Region February 4 th 2011 Anja Van Campenhout Brussels Environment (IBGE) Department of Sustainable Consumption Education service aca@ibgebim.beaca@ibgebim.be www.ibgebim.bewww.ibgebim.be Advocating for a better policy of waste management

3. Environmental Education strategy Brussels Capital Region overview Schools in Brussels Service « environmental education »: Strategy, themes, plan, involvement – impact, sustainability Waste reduction in schools: approach Research Legislation In practice Results Demo tools

4. Schools in the Brussels Capital Region Schools French speaking schools Kindergarten-primary (2,5 – 12y)319 Secondary (12-18y)108 Dutch speaking schools Kindergarten-primary (2,5 – 12y) 108 Secondary (12-18y) 37 -> +/- 200.000 pupils

5. Schools in the Brussels Capital Region

6. Environmental education strategy by Bruxelles Environnement

7. EE Strategy - Objectives Missions of BE (a.o.) -> A mission on environmental education Raising awareness, information, training, dissemination of tools -> But also manage the impact on the environment Environmental legislation adapted to schools, management of buildings, activities,… This is translated into management projects, pedagogic projects or a mix of both. - Different strategies and modalities according to the goals we would like to reach in the frame of a mission -> environmental education -> sectorial: quantitive results have to be reached in the education sector

8. -> Environmental education @ BE : Give a meaning to learning by extending the acquisition of knowledge through practice. Educating for the environment is to motivate the audience to change their behavior in favor of the environment

9. Education and environment are different competences on political level (B) -> cooperation agreements (FR and D) -> round tables EE Strategy – higher level

10. Energy Noise Sustainable food Waste reduction Paper Packaging (drinks) Food wastage Via subventions: nature, water, biodiversity,… Transversal : sustainable neighbourhoods, Agenda 21 (under construction: a label for sustainable schools (SD)) Themes

11. School Teacher Pupil Pedagogical tools Training Class project “ready to use” Action de sensibilisation School projects « challenge » The plan put in place on educational and mixed level -> evolution Animation (subsidized) Awareness raising campaigns Information and promotion center

12. Educational offer: progressive and adapted Methodology behind the projects : learn – engage – act – evaluate In search for a sustainable effect in the school School Teacher Pupil Pedagogical tools Training Class project “ready to use” Action de sensibilisation School projects « challenge » Animation (subsidized) Awareness raising campaigns Information and promotion center

13. Pedagogic aspect Management aspect class school network school POTENTIAL TO SUCCEED Objective DURABILITY

14. Waste in Brussels’ schools Researches Waste bin analysis Primary schools (2004) Secondary schools (2008) Paper flux analysis (2005) (primary & secondary schools (general and technical)) Pilot study management (paper, primary schools) (2008/2009)

15. => 3 main fluxes in prim. schools:  Paper consumption  Packaging (beverages)  Food wastage Waste in Brussels’ schools Researches

16. Waste in Brussels’ schools Legislation Europe: Directive 2008/98/EG hierarchy Brussels: 4th Waste reduction plan of the Brussels Capital Region (2009) Paper: -2,5 kg/p Packaging: -1 kg/p Food wastage:- 3kg/p

17. Waste in Brussels’ schools In practice - tools Pedagogic « books » Posters Games DVD’s Practical tools Website www.leefmilieubrussel.be > schools (D or FR)www.leefmilieubrussel.be Folders E-Newsletter (monthly) Database teachers Free monthly journal « My city our planet » (D or FR)My city our planet

18. Waste in Brussels’ schools In practice - projects « Ready to use » - projects Primary schools Accompanied by external expert 4 animations/year/class Target group: class, pupils,… Themes: -paper consumption -packaging (beverages) In 2010-2011: 15 FR and 3 D projects/theme

19. Waste in Brussels’ schools In practice – « challenges » Primary schools and secondary schools Accompanied by external expert Target group: class, pupils, but also management, parents, housekeeping, … the whole school Ecoteam (work group) Themes: -paper consumptionprim -packaging (beverages)prim -waste reductionsec -food wastageprim/sec

20. Waste in Brussels’ schools In practice – campaigns Primary schools and secondary schools -« The right thing for my planet » (les bons gestes) (prim only) -« European Week for Waste Reduction » -« Effect of youngsters against the global change effect »

21. Waste in Brussels’ schools Results - Projects -Hard to obtain quantitative results -External evaluation: pupils who have participated in a project remember more environmental gestures than the pupils who never had a project (after 1 or 2 years) -Behaviour: reduced paper consumption, use of a piece of paper on both sides, no pub sticker, facilitation to drink tap water, awareness raising,…

22. Waste in Brussels’ schools Results- « challenges » -Still in pilote phase -A challenge is time consuming, at least 2 years -Hard to obtain general results, due to specifities of each school -Installation of an ecoteam at school, which can act on other environmental topics afterwards -Installation of water fountains, easy to use photocopiers, better arrangements with commune (purchases,…), raising awareness

23. Results - Campaigns Example of the impact of the campaign “The right thing for my planet” (les bons gestes) 2008 : 160 schools,8.000 packs* lunchbox 2009 : 183 schools,15.000 packs°lunchbox 2010 : 195 schools,17.000 packs° gobelet * pupils of 6 years old (“first year”) ° pupils of 6 years old (“first year”) + 3 years old (first year of Kindergarten)) Example of the impact of the campaign “European Week for Waste Reduction” Introducing gobelets, installing water fountains, promotion of drinking tap water Increased printing on both sides, recuperation of draft papers,… Collection of second hand clothes, books and toys Waste in Brussels’ schools

24. Tools - demonstration Pedagogic « books » Games (comic strip, online game empty bin, …)comic striponline game empty bin Films Practical tools (sticker stop pub, gobelets,…)sticker stop pubgobelets Website www.leefmilieubrussel.be > schools (D or FR)www.leefmilieubrussel.be