Green School Program for Schools

The  Green  School  Program  Learn….Audit….Analyze…Implement  

Presented  By:  i-­‐dream    

Background:  Climate   Change   is   real   and   the   devastating   impact   it   can   have   in   our   lives   cannot   be  neglected   any  more.   If   we   believe   that   solving   this   crisis   is   best   left   to   governments,  international  or  national  organizations,  we  are  highly  mistaken.    It   is   the   present   and   the   next   generation   which   has   to   take   up   the   challenge   of  understanding   the   problem,   adapt   to   it   and   smartly   figure   out   ways   to   restore   the  balance.      

     Core  Philosophy:  Like  humans,   every  product   also  has   a   life   cycle.  Unfortunately,   as   our  planet   earth   is  round,  most   of   the  products  we   consume  have   a   linear   life   cycle,  which   is   not   a   long-­‐term  sustainable  idea.  The  core  philosophy  at  i-­‐dream’s  Green  School  Program  is  to  train  students  to  figure  out  how  do  we  complete  this  loop  every  single  time.    By  taking  a  life  cycling  approach,  the  program  helps  students  understand  the  interplay  between  our  decisions,  how  do  we  consume  our  products/services  and  what  impact  do  they  have  on  our  society,  economy  and  the  environment.    The  program  also  trains  students  to  be  global  citizens  by  helping  them  understand  the  impact   of   their   choices   all   over   the   globe   and   not   just   restrict   it   to   their   immediate  surrounding.      Finally,  the  program  takes  a  hand  on  approach  and  involves  students  in  an  engaging  fun  filled  learning  environment  on  the  lines  of  21st  Century  learning  framework  as  defined  by  UN.    

 The  Green  School  Program  designed  by   i-­‐dream   trains   our   students   to  objectively   understand   the   crisis   and  gives   the   skills   to   audit   or   access   the  situation   around   them   and   design  smart   solutions   to   achieve  sustainability  in  all  their  decisions.      

Program  Structure:  The  program  trains  students  on  7  core  themes  of  sustainability.  These  are  –  Water,  Air,  Food,  Bio-­‐diversity,  Waste,  Carbon  Footprint  and  Energy.    We  follow  the  approach  as  below:  

1. Involve  students  in  a  dialogue  on  how  Climate  Change  influences  a  particular  theme  and  how  it  impacts  our  lives  

2. Develop  an  audit  tool  to  quantifiably  measure  the  impact  we  are  making  on  various  aspects  of  sustainability  

3. Train  the  students  to  carry  out  an  audit  of  their  school  4. Post  the  audit,  train  the  student  to  analyze  the  numbers  and  make  some  sense  

out  it  5. Prepare  a  sustainable  roadmap  for  the  school  including  both  creative  solutions  

and  technology  interventions  6. Work  with  the  students  and  the  school  authorities  to  implement  the  roadmap  

All  students  are  certified  post  the  successful  completion  of  the  program.    

 The  duration  of  each  of  the  above  program  is  10-­‐12  hours  and  is  to  be  conducted  within  the  school  premises.    The   timetable   for   program   delivery   is   mutually   decided   between   our   team   and   the  school  authorities.                                          

In  the  year  2016-­‐17,  we  are  offering  the  following  programs:  1. Food/Waste  Audit  and  Management  

a. For  Grades  6-­‐7  2. Carbon  Footprinting  

a. For  grades  8-­‐10  3. Energy  Auditing  and  Management  

a. For  Grades  9  to  12  

Course  Layout  (Food/Waste  Audit  &  Management):    

S  No.   Session  Topic   Session  Plan  1.   Social  Injustice  –  Food   An  activity  is  conducted  with  the  students  in  which  

they  are  asked  to  create  a  daily  food  menu  based  on  the  budget  allocated  to  them.  Students  are  then  involved  in  a  discussion  about  their  consumption  habits  and  waste  generated  with  focus  on  food  

2.   The  life  cycle  of  Food  production  and  the  waste  it  generates  

Students  are  made  to  understand  the  meaning  of  life  cycle  through  simply  day  to  day  examples  and  are  trained  to  create  a  life  cycle  of  food  they  eat  

3.     Why  do  we  generate  waste?   Using  the  life  cycle  approach  to  understand  how  for  every  thing  we  consume,  we  generate  waste  all  through  the  life  cycle  of  the  product  

4.   Look  into  the  dustbin   We  open  up  the  school’s  dustbin  to  explore  what  are  the  different  types  of  waste  we  generate,  what  happens  to  each  one  of  them  and  what  impact  do  they  make  on  the  environment  

5.   The  Journey  of  waste   What  happens  to  your  waste  once  you  throw  it  on  the  road  or  in  the  dustbin?  Explore  the  journey  beyond  the  dustbin  to  understand  that  the  buck  just  doesn’t  stop  there  

6.   E-­‐Waste   Is  it  really  such  a  significant  threat?  What  is  responsible  recycling  and  how  can  we  be  a  part  of  the  same  

7.   Packaging  Waste   Easily  the  most  avoidable  form  of  waste  is  the  packaging  waste.  But,  would  our  conventional  mindset  allow  us  to  come  out  of  our  comfort  zone  

8.   Waste  Audit  Framework   Understand  your  school  and  create  a  customized  framework  to  understand  what  are  the  different  types  of  waste  you  generate,  from  where  and  how  much  

9.   Conducting  the  waste  Audit   Train  students  on  the  process  of  data  collection  10.   Analyze  the  Audit   To  work  with  the  students  and  understand  what  

each  number  means  11.   Waste  Management  Plan   Open  discussion  with  the  students  to  prepare  an  

actionable  waste  management  plan  for  the  school  

Course  Layout  (Carbon  Footprint):    S  No.   Session  Topic   Session  Plan  1.   Climate  Change  and  its  

impact  Understand  what  Climate  Change  and  how  it  influencing  the  world  around  you  

2.   100  year  Climate  Change  Story  

Relive  the  timeline  to  figure  out  the  key  events  in  the  past  100  years  that  have  shaped  up  our  world  today  

3.   Introducing  Carbon  Footprint  

What  is  carbon  footprint,  what  is  its  unit,  what  is  global  warming  potential  

4.   Elements  of  Carbon  Footprint  

Using  the  life  cycle  approach,  understand  all  the  key  elements  that  are  considered  for  practical  carbon  footprint  calculations  

5.   Calculating  Carbon  Footprint  for  the  self  

How  to  use  an  online  calculator  to  understand  your  own  carbon  footprint  

6.   Designing  the  carbon  Footprint  calculator  for  the  school  –  Part  I  

We  begin  the  process  of  helping  students  understand  the  process  of  doing  the  carbon  footprint  of  their  school  

7.   Designing  the  carbon  Footprint  calculator  for  the  school  –  Part  II  

Explore  all  the  factors  to  be  considered  while  calculating  the  carbon  footprint  for  the  school  

8.   Review  and  analysis   Analyze  the  data  collected  and  make  sense  out  of  the  same  

9.   Carbon  Optimization   Work  with  the  students  to  prepare  an  optimization  roadmap  for  the  school  

10.   Report  Presentation   Students  and  our  experts  present  the  Carbon  Footprint  Report  of  the  school  for  review  and  implementation  

Course  Layout  (Energy  Audit  and  Management):    S  No.   Session  Topic   Session  Plan  1.   Climate  Change  and  its  

impact  Understand  what  Climate  Change  and  how  it  influencing  the  world  around  you  

2.   Energy  Imbalance   Understand  the  demand/supply  scenario  in  electricity  and  why  is  there  an  energy  crisis  today  

3.   Energy  and  its  life  cycle   Why  coal  based  electricity  is  not  a  sustainable  idea  and  why  we  do  we  need  to  look  at  alternate  sources  of  energy.  But  do  we  have  this  sorted  out?  

4.   Introduction  to  Energy  Audit  

Understand  the  approach  to  doing  an  energy  audit.  Compare  the  two  approaches  while  doing  an  energy  audit  of  your  home  

5.   Energy  Audit  Framework  for  the  school  

Design  an  energy  audit  sheet  for  the  school  

6.   Conducting  the  energy  audit  

Student  team  work  with  our  experts  to  visit  different  section  of  the  school  and  carry  out  the  energy  audit  

7.   Data  analysis   Analyze  all  data  collected  to  understand  the  impact  being  made  

8.   Energy  Management   Work  out  a  plan  to  reduce  the  energy  consumption  in  the  school  by  10-­‐15%  

9.   Renewable  energy   Is  renewable  energy  the  future?  What  are  the  different  forms  of  alternate  energy  source  and  their  challenges  

10.   Report  Presentation   Students  and  our  experts  present  the  Energy  Audit  Report  of  the  school  for  review  and  implementation  

Program  Fee:    A  program  fee  of  Rs.  1,500  per  student  is  charged.      It  includes  the  following  for  the  school  and  the  students:  

1. The  course  license  and  the  trainer  fee  2. Audit  report  for  the  schools  3. A  sustainability  roadmap  report  for  the  school  4. Certification  for  the  child  upon  completing  the  program  

 The   program   is   now   in   its   fourth   year   and   so   far   has   trained   10,000   students  across   Delhi,   Gurgaon,   Chandigarh,   Mumbai,   Bangalore,   Amritsar,   Lucknow,  Hyderabad,  Rohtak  and  Hawaii  (USA).