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Sandwich boards, charters and national TVcreate a ripple effect in CroatiaImpressive community outreach sums up Đuro Ester’s school campaign. Teachers of differentdisciplines, pupils of various ages, the private sector, media, the general public, parents, thetown hall and a local utility company were all part of this colourful activity.Pupils took to Koprivnica’s streets wearing brightsandwich boards promoting energy conservation.Leafl ets explaining how we waste and how we cansave energy were drawn up and passed out to theschool’s 765 pupils, their parents and beyond. Eventhe local Mayor didn’t escape some lobbying. He waspresented publically with a charter for improving thetown. And the message is still resonating through visitsto interested schools across Croatia.“I save energy now andride my bike much morethan before. My parentsride their bikes muchmore too!”Lana, age 11.“This week, some of our pupils presented their work to a community of schools in Zagreb.Teachers are asking me for detailed project information so I’m convinced that there is a rippleeffect”, says Tomislava Kraljić, English and French teacher at Đuro Ester and U4energy projectleader within the school.“Finding time and developinga system to co-ordinatedifferent activities acrossmultiple classes with differentlesson plans was especiallyhard at the outset.”Tomislava Kraljić, teacher.“The Mayor’s offi ce for the town of Koprivnica toldus about U4energy and we discussed the idea at theteachers’ council meeting. Colleagues started to suggestdifferent approaches for exploring the subject with theirclasses. The biology teacher came up with the idea ofeducational leafl ets and bookmarks with instructions onhow to use energy in our homes, while the Croatianlanguage teacher led the journalist group that wrote thetext for the children’s book ‘Eco Adventure’. Another Croatian language teacher developed afi lm group, creating an educational fi lm about energy-saving,” continues Tomislava.42