The 2011 National Search for Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Schools

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2 The 2011 National Search for Sustainable and Eco-friendly Schools
Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Schools “Overcoming poverty, gender equality, health promotion, environmental conservation and protection, rural transformation, human rights, intercultural understanding and peace, sustainable production and consumption, cultural diversity, and information and communication technologies – these are the key themes under the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (UNDESD) that have been declared for the years 2005-2014. Education for sustainable development centers on awareness of sustainable development issues, enhancing knowledge, influencing values and attitudes, and encouraging responsive behavior and learning that leads to action. Information is a major component of education and a continuous campaign for massive environmental awareness is indeed necessary. Under the country’s local response to the UNDESD, included in the National Environmental Education Action Plan for Sustainable Development is a national program that would encourage schools to establish sustainable and eco-friendly schools. The school system is a vital part of our basic learning and is seen as a powerful vehicle for change. The school’s population, comprising of the students, teaching and non-teaching personnel constitute a sizeable percentage of the national population. As such, any program focused on advocacy and other multi-faceted program of activities done within the school system especially relating to environmental concerns needs to be documented, encouraged, and recognized. Sustainable and Eco-Friendly schools may be described as environment-friendly schools that have initiated and integrated in their instruction, research, extension and/or administration, programs which are environment-related. The promotion of this program for the establishment and/or strengthening of sustainable and eco-friendly schools in the country had been enshrined as a priority in the ASEAN Environmental Education Action Plan for 2008-2012 and likewise in the Roadmap for the Implementation of Republic Act No. 9512 (Environmental Awareness and Education Act of 2008) under the National Environmental Education Action Plan (2009-2014). In 2009, the National Search for Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Schools was launched as a partnership program among the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, thru the Environmental Management Bureau, in partnership with the Department of Education, Commission on Higher Education, and SMART Communications, Inc. Nine schools were declared national champions. First placers were: (1) Peñablanca East Central School in Cagayan for Elementary; (2) La Castellana National High School in Negros Occidental for High School; and (3) Palawan State University in Palawan for College.
Page 4 and 5: For 2011, the National Search for S
Page 6 and 7: The Grand Winners ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Page 8 and 9: LAWIG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Lawig, Lamu
Page 10 and 11: PEÑABLANCA EAST CENTRAL SCHOOL Agg
Page 12 and 13: SAN ISIDRO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL San Is
Page 14 and 15: ILIRANAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Iliranan
Page 16 and 17: LOMONON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Barangay
Page 18 and 19: LUNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Kapalong, Da
Page 20 and 21: DUANGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Esparanza
Page 22 and 23: BAGUIO CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Go
Page 24 and 25: SAN MATEO GENERAL COMPREHENSIVE HIG
Page 26 and 27: PEDRO GUEVARA MEMORIAL NATIONAL HIG
Page 28 and 29: CAMARINES SUR NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Page 30 and 31: UNIVERSITY OF SAN JOSE RECOLETOS -
Page 32 and 33: SIAYAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Siayan,
Page 34 and 35: DANIEL R. AGUINALDO NATIONAL HIGH S
Page 36 and 37: ESPERANZA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Espe
Page 38 and 39: UNIVERSITY OF THE CORDILLERAS Gover
Page 40 and 41: ST. PAUL UNIVERSITY - PHILIPPINES T
Page 42 and 43: PALAWAN STATE UNIVERSITY Tiniguiban
Page 44 and 45: CENTRAL PHILIPPINE UNIVERSITY Lopez
Page 46 and 47: UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PHILIPPINES C
Page 48 and 49: CAPITOL UNIVERSITY Corrales Street
Page 50 and 51: NOTRE DAME OF MARBEL UNIVERSITY Alu
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