ECO SCHOOLS FAQS

What is an Eco School?
Get to know what an Eco School is.
An Eco-school is a school that has developed and adapted an Environmental Policy to guide its activities; hence qualifies to be referred to as an ‘Environmental Friendly school’.

Why Eco Schools?
Get to know why the Eco Schools programme is being propagated.
Eco-school is a school-based programme, and so the school is the entry point for related activities.

What are the benefits of Eco Schools?
Get to know some of the benefits of the Eco Schools programme.
A number of benefits can arise from implementing this strategy, both to schools and the wider community.

What are the guiding principles of Eco Schools?
Get to know what principles drive the Eco Schools programme forward.
Eco-schools are guided by global, regional, sub regional, national and local environment management policies, strategies and plans.

What are the General Objectives
Get to know the objectives of the Eco Schools programme.
Objectives that guide the implementation of the Eco-schools programme.

Key Components of Eco Schools
Get to know the key components of the Eco Schools Programme.
The Eco Schools programme is propagated through various components.

How to become an Eco School
Get to know how to become an Eco - School.
There are two basic steps to become an Eco-School:

Registration of school.
Registration of school.
Implementing the Eco-School programme.