Unit 2 My dream green school - week 2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Unit 2 

My dream green school

week 2

statement of inquiry

Language plays an important part in connecting messages on sustainability to your own contexts. 

Unit 2 : My green dream school

         Global context: globalization and sustainability

         Key concept: connections

        

         Related concept: message

Already 158 ECO schools in The Netherlands

Eco school mission

Eco school is a organsation that works with pupils to make sustainability a priority.

With head, heart and hands eco school 

pupils work on improving sustainability.

Pupils take the lead !  

What is a green school?

Use the article 

'Characteristics of a green school'.

Let's find out!

According to the text:
What makes a green school green?

Summarize paragraph 

Read the text

Summarize each paragraph.

Summarize

1	Protect health
	Green schools are healthier for students and staff, result in fewer sick days.
2	Increase student performance
	Students work can inprove with 20%.
3	Save energy save money
	When you save energy you save money for other things.
4	Reduce carbon emissions
	A green school can make up for hugely for carbon dioxide emissions,

Characteristics of a green school.

Summerize the parapgrahs of the text. 

Summarize

5	Reduce water usage
6	Improve teacher retention
7	Improve daily attendance
8	Provide a unique educational opportunity
9	Create green jobs
10	Improve equity

Glossary list

Select 10 of the most important  words (vocabulary) from the article: 

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Do you recognize the characteristics from the article in our school?

Find examples. Write these down in your binder.

How was this activity connected to learning?

thinking

communication

research

social

self-management

What green characteristic at JDWS
makes you proud?

bostongreenschools.org

Characteristics of a green school

https://bostongreenschools.org/what-is-a-green-school/

What is a green school? 

• What makes a Green school green? 
• What characteristics    should a green school have?
• Note 5 points which you find important for a school to be green.

Debatable questions:

1. Should a green school do more then just recycle?

2. Is recycling the only way for school to protect the environment?

Inquiry questions:

1. How do you set up a school's recycling program?

2. What is the structure of a video?