Environmental issues are at the heart of global concerns today. Aware of our role in transmitting knowledge, at école M, we aim to raise awareness and enable children to adopt an eco-citizen approach from an early age. This year, the school is making a long-term commitment to sustainable development by joining the Eco-Ecole program.

Working towards the Eco-School label

• What is the Eco-School project?

At école M, raising our students' awareness of sustainable development, ecology, environmental preservation, recycling and ecogestures is a priority, so that from an early age they become aware of their impact on the planet and become eco-citizens. We have decided to frame our environmental approach by joining the Eco école program, an international program for education in sustainable development (ESD), supported by the French Ministry of Education.

Since October 2019, with the help of parents, we have committed to this initiative to become a clean and responsible school.

Our goal is to firmly and sustainably engage all stakeholders in our preschool in sustainable development: children and teachers, management, staff, and parents, as well as all our partners. Together, we aim to be active participants in the ecological transition and to instill in our students lasting civic values regarding ecology. Awarded by the Teragir association, the Eco-Ecole label seems to us the most appropriate approach to meet the 17 sustainable development goals set by the UN within the framework of Agenda 2030.

• Our school project for the 2019-20 school year: waste

As part of our sustainable approach, this year we have collectively chosen the theme of waste.

After a diagnosis of the state of our school in the 19th arrondissement with volunteer parents and the teaching team, the steering committee met three times to set up and monitor an action plan to improve the ecological footprint of école M and its community.  

Since January 2020, we have:

• Purchased sorting bins and implemented waste sorting rules, including the recycling of organic waste in classrooms and in the school's kitchen area.

• Defines the sustainable development policy of the school, which details the rules and eco-friendly practices to be applied within the school and at home.

• Trained our team in ecology and sustainable development rules.

• Conducted educational sessions with the children on the theme of waste.

As soon as the lockdown ends, we will organize two events centered on the theme of waste. The first event will take place on Friday, June 5, 2020: the entire school community will be invited to collect waste with the children on Allée Darius Milhaud.

Later in the year, we plan, as every year, to organize a picnic before the summer holidays. This year, we have decided to challenge families to bring a Zero Waste meal, meaning without any disposable packaging.  

These days will be organized by the teaching team in close collaboration with the children and their families.

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