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OUR ECOLOGICALFOOTPRINTTEAM:SCHOOL:COUNTRY:COACH:TEAM MEMBERS:(age 16)Green AppleVocational School Of Trade, Catering And Tourism, LeskovacSerbiaPerić EmilijaKristina Kostić, Violeta Đorđević, Filip Stanojević, Nikola Lilić, Andrija Ristić, IlijaVrtikapa, Miroslav Đokić, Mihajlo SavićROLES, TYPE OF DECISION-MAKING AND LEADERSHIPMy role in the realization of the project was mostly as an advisor and a coordinator of thestudents’ activities. All the team members had some ideas, which we brainstormed and thendiscussed, and chose the most practical and applicable ones in the end. I am really pleasedthat we succeeded in making them ‘think green’, which they also showed in other extra-curricularactivities (eco bags we used are the product of the students’ company, they also make‘fišek’ from recycled paper, they took part in planting trees in the school park, etc.).PROJECT DESCRIPTIONTOPICOur topic was Ecological footprint and we made a small and modest step towards raisingpeople’s awareness of the consequences of our everyday actions. The target groupwere the students of our school, and they are delighted by the new Ecological classroomin our school.MAIN ACTIVITIESRSAt first, our plan was a bit different, but we had to modify it due to the small amount offinancial resources we had at our disposal. The original idea was to make an ecologicalclassroom with a solar panel on the roof to help save electric energy and use solar energyinstead. Unfortunately, solar panels are too expensive, so we could not afford one. Wechose another classroom, with a skylight and a big window, which gets a lot of sunlightduring the day, so we do not have to use the electric light. We had the walls painted, collectedaromatic herbs, dried them, and students made wallpapers using the Eco bags andaromatic herbs. They also made ‘recycle bins’ for paper, plastic and mixed waste. Theycollect the waste weekly and take it to recycling. They also engage in other activities andwork in two students’ companies which make and sell Eco bags from ecological materialand ‘fišek’ (cone) from recycled paper. The project also grew in another direction, whenwe got our principal’s support to refresh the school park. The students helped plant evergreentrees and bushes and enjoyed it. They have more ideas, but this is just the beginningand we hope to bring those ideas to life through our future projects.ACHIEVED OBJECTIVESWe achieved almost everything we wanted, except the purchase of the solar panel. Useof natural and/or recycled materials, saving energy, promotion of European ecologicalvalues and motivation to take action are fully achieved through this project and someother connected activities.48 Schools Taking Action For Europe’s Environment