Garden International School (GIS) has been given a top award for its successful environmental projects.
The school has received the Silver Award from the UK-based Eco-Schools organisation. Eco-Schools is a group that aims to promote environmental awareness in the UK and also in international schools like GIS, which is based in Ban Chang, near Pattaya.
Head of Humanities Tommy Elderkamp said, “We have worked hard in the past two years for this award.
“We now have a full recycling scheme, which has paid for a new garden area and other landscaping around the school, creating lots of biodiversity. We removed fences and now we have hedges, which were all bought from the recycling scheme.
Head of Humanities at GIS, Mr Elderkamp, with the school’s award.
“The concept of sustainability and environmental awareness is thoroughly embedded in our curriculum. For example, all the Years 7 to 9 students have eco-awesomeness lessons in their timetable. During these lessons, students carry out their own mini projects; Year 7 have set up a battery recycling scheme, there was a ‘cycle to school’ week and others made bird houses, butterfly feeders and furniture from scrap wood.”
Higher up the school, students who study for the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma, also learn about sustainability in Geography, Design Technology (where they study green design), Biology and even Mathematics.
The next step for GIS is the prestigious Green Flag. For more on the scheme, visit www.eco-schools.org.uk.
GIS eco-awesomeness students celebrate their Eco Award.
