The Scottish Eco-Schools programme is one of the leaders among over 50 countries involved across the world and we are delighted with its success.
The Scottish Government has confirmed its commitment to supporting the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development and to ensuring that sustainable development education is a key part of young people’s learning in schools. In 2010, it was announced that over 1,100 schools and pre-schools in Scotland had achieved the prestigious Green Flag: the highest award available; with a strong focus on contributing to a sustainable, low-carbon society, now and in the future. This was a fantastic achievement and shows that a huge number of children and young people are ambitious and considerate enough to think about the sustainable development of their schools, and how this impacts the environment around them. Such environmental awareness is also a principle of Curriculum for Excellence which has now been rolled out to all public schools in Scotland.
This great result has made us more determined than ever to keep to our target of having at least 2000 Green Flag centres in Scotland by 2015.
The Eco-Schools programme allows schools to share good practice locally, regionally, nationally and internationally to continue to show Scotland as one of the world leaders in the Eco-Schools movement.
Michael Russell
Cabinet Secretary for Education & Lifelong Learning |
