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The team managed to involve a large number of people in their activities and proof of their reachis the fact that residents living in their village and neighbouring villages followed ‘Earth Hour’ attheir request.Being part of ‘Earth Hour’, a task set by the CO 2League, helped to convey to the team the globalimportance of their actions. “They felt that what they had done was really important”, smiles Jitka.Was the project diffi cult to implement? It was challenging to cover all the content and to come upwith activities that weren’t only extra curricular but would fi t within normal classes. Jitka’s school,however, is adept at doing this. It was awarded the title of ‘Eco School’ in 2006. ”Respecting theenvironment and educating pupils about sustainable energy has become a part of our DNA,”says Jitka.73