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Fritz-Erler-School Pforzheim Volunteer work Comeniusproject “ Yourovol “ 2011-2013. Our project : environmental work Comenius group forms part of the school‘s environmental team that existed previously Our focus : reduce the school‘s environmental impact
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Fritz-Erler-School Pforzheim VolunteerworkComeniusproject“Yourovol“ 2011-2013
Ourproject: environmental work • Comenius groupformspartoftheschool‘s environmental teamthatexistedpreviously • Ourfocus: • reducetheschool‘s environmental impact • raisestudents‘ awarenessregarding environmental aspects
What we have done:1. "RubbishTask Force" • wasteseparationatourschool: twodustbins: • recyclables (yellow bin) & residual waste (green/brown bin) • goals: • havestudents separate wastecorrectly • raisestudents‘ awarenesstoreducewasteandusereusable lunch boxes & bottles instead • visiteachclassroomthreetimes per schoolyear • firstvisit: explaintheimportanceofseparatingandreducing/avoidingwasteandhowto separate wastecorrectly • secondandthirdvisit: evaluatetheclass‘ performance • displaytheresultsof all theclasses on a poster in a centralareaoftheschool
results of tour through classes (marks 1-6)
2. Weaskedourselves: whathappenswiththerecyclablewaste of ourschool? • Wetalked to a localrepresentative of Veolia, a globallyoperatingwastemanagementcompany: • therecyclablesareseparated and soldasrawmaterialsfortheproductionofrecyclingproductstoothercompanies • theystressedthefactthatrecyclablewastearerawmaterials and thereforemoney!
3. We also askedourselves: Whatcan be doneagainstthis mess? • Problem: • studentsscatterpapertowels in theschool‘stoilets • naturalresources(trees) neededtoproduce (so many) papertowels
Wethoughtwehadfoundthesolution: DysonAirbladehanddrier • drieshands in 10 seconds, hygienic, • needslittleenergy, norubbish But: Not cost-effective. Handdrierscould not be boughtforourschool.
October2010: 4921 Reductionin electricityconsumption: 420 kWh October2011: 4501 Youcanuse 420 kWh to: - watch TV for 2940 hours - dry yourhair 350 times - workwith the computer for 2100 hours
Electricityconsumption in thecourseofoneday (April 18, 2013)
5. Presenting our environmental work and selling fair trade products at the information day at our school
CO² emissionsofdriving 6.500 km using a 11W energy-savinglampfor 650.000 h 1.300.000 sheets format A4 Making 433.333 potsofcoffee 1.300 full bathtubs
7. “Climatedays“ in the city hall in PforzheimStudentspresentthe environmental activities of ourschool