SUSTAINABILITY MOVEMENT- International School of Choueifat

October 27, 2018

A team of volunteers from Dar Al Handasah - Beirut office Joined the Sustainability Movement 2018 Campaign to work on a Sustainability & Environmental awareness project at "International School of Choueifat " . The team worked on a set plan to provide the largest possible impact on the Students. The day of service starts with an interactive presentation covering the main environmental and sustainability opportunities encountered on a daily basis, followed by a hands-on activity to motivate students to become future green leaders.

25

Students attended

4

Staff attended

5

Additional Volunteers attended

400

Students will be impacted this year

Intended impact of project

Reduced environmental impact
Improved occupant health & performance
Increased environmental & sustainability literacy
Reduce landfill waste

Impact of project

Environmental and habitat restoration
Energy and/or water conservation
Educated on sustainable skills and practices
Educated on sustainability knowledge

More impact of project

The event started with an interactive presentation which ensured the students have an understanding on the types of Pollution and how to THINK GREEN & ACT GREEN. The students then were distributed in to smaller groups to work on two hands on activities focusing on : Rainwater Collection /Planting a vegetable garden
Activity 1: Students observed the school maintenance team performing final connection of storm water collection system ( re-routing a free discharge storm drain pipe in to a collection tank) and participated in decorating the storm water collection tank

Activity2: Students planted four types of vegetable seeds, that was planned to be watered from the storm water tank of activity 1.

The event ended by a briefing session were all participating students received a certificate for participation for the great involvement and commitment.