Eco-Schools Certification - Assessment and Scoring

Steps towards an Eco School Points

1. Eco-Schools Committee (Total 27 points) 27

1.1 Eco Committee Composition 8

1.2 Committee Meeting 6

1.3 Meeting Minutes 9

1.4 Meeting minutes communication 4

2. Environmental Review (Total 17 points) 17

2.1 Environmental Review Methodology 6

2.2 Environmental Review Documents 8

2.3 Environmental Review Communication 3

3. Action Plan (Total 23 points) 23

3.1 Planning an Action Plan 6

3.2 Details of Action Plan 6

3.3 Working participation 8

3.3 Action Plan Communication 3

4. Monitor and Evaluate (Total 25 points) 25

4.1 Monitoring the Activities 9

4.2 Evaluation 9

4.3 Evaluating participation 4

4.4 Monitoring and evaluation results communication 3

5. Curriculum Work (Total 12 points) 12

5.1 Curriculums Content 6

5.2 Level of an integration in the curriculums 6

6. Inform and Involve (Total 28 points) 28

6.1 Target Group 4

6.2 Publication Technique 12

6.3 Communication channel 6

6.4 Involve 6

Eco-Schools Certification - Assessment and Scoring

7. Eco-Code (Total 8 points) 8

7.1 Eco-Code 8

140

Bronze Award 49 - 90 Points

Silver Award 91 - 125 Points

Green Flag 126 - 140 Points

Total

Steps towards an Eco School Points References

1. Eco-Schools Committee (Total 27 points)

1.1 Eco Committee Composition (8 points)

- Representatives from Parents' Council, Government Agency

and independent organization, school staffs and students

which the students make up more than 50% of the Eco

Committee members

8

- Representatives from Parents' Council or Government

Agency or Independent Entity; School Staffs and Students

which the students make up more than 50% of the Eco

Committee members

6

- Representatives from School Staffs and Students which the

students make up more than 50% of the Eco Committee

members

4

- School Staffs and Students 2

- No official Eco-Schools Committee 0

1.2 Committee Meeting (6 points)

- The Eco Committee meets 6 times or more in the year 6

- The Eco Committee meets 3-5 times a year 4

- The Eco Committee meets once or twice a year 2

- No official meeting 0


A school formal

committee

appointed letter

Meeting minutes

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1.3 Meeting Minutes (9 points)

- Students are responsible for taking minutes of meeting and

creating activities documents supported by teachers

9

- Students are responsible for taking minutes of meeting. 6

- Teachers are responsible for taking minutes of meeting. 3

- No minutes of meeting available 0

1.4 Meeting minutes communication (4 points)

- The results of meetings and works of the committee are

shared on the school publication area continuously* .

4


shared on the school publication area.

2


not shared on the school publication area.

0

Ps. continuously* means the committee share their meeting result every time

they have the meeting

Meeting minutes

School publication

areas / Interviews

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2. Environmental Review (Total 17 points)

2.1 Environmental Review Methodology (6 points)

- The environmental review is conducted by Eco Committee

members and non-Eco Committee members including

Students, School Staffs and Adults outside the school.

6


members and non-Eco Committee members including

Students and School Staffs.

4


members

2

- There is not any environmental review. 0

Meeting minutes /

Interviews

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2.2 Environmental Review Documents (8 points)

- Environmental Review Checklist covering all of

environmental themes, Environmental Review Summary

Report and Comments from non-Eco Committee members

are available.

8


environmental themes and Environmental Review Summary

Report are available.

6


environmental themes are available.

4

- Environmental Review Summary Report are available. 2

- Environmental Review Documents are not available. 0

2.3 Environmental Review Communication (3 points)

- The result of the environmental review is shared on the

school publication area.

3

- The result of the environmental review is not shared on

the school publication area.

0

An environemntal

review checklist /

An environmental

review summary

document

School publication

areas / Interviews

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3. Action Plan (Total 20 points)

3.1 Planning an Action Plan (6 points)

- The Eco Committee members and non-Eco Committee

members jointly plan an Action Plan.

6

- The Eco Committee members jointly plan an Action Plan. 4

- School staffs plan an Action Plan. 2

- Nobody plans an Action Plan 0

3.2 Details of Action Plan (6 Points)

- The Action Plan is related to the Environmental Review

result and has the complete action plan structure* . The

targets of the Action Plan are set base on SMART

principle** .

6


result and has the complete action plan structure.

4


result.

2

- The Action Plan is not related to the Environmental Review

result.

0

Ps.

SMART principle** includes Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Reasonable and

Time available

the complete action plan structure* includes introduction (problems),

objectives, plan details, person in respond, budget and targets.

Meeting minutes /

An action plan /

Interviews

An action plan / An

environmental

review summary

document

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3.3 Working participation (8 Points)

- Eco Committee and non-Eco Committee including

Students, School Staffs and Adults outside the school are a

main operator of Eco-Schools activities

8

- Eco Committee and non-Eco Committee including

Students and School Staffs are a main operator of Eco-

Schools activities

6

- Eco Committee and Students who are non-Eco Committee

member is a main operator of Eco-Schools activities

4

- Eco Committee is a main operator of Eco-Schools activities 2

- There is no main operator of Eco-Schools activities 0

3.4 Action Plan Communication (3 Points)

- The Action Plan is shared on the school public area 3

- The Action Plan is not shared on the school public area 0

Meeting minutes /

Activity monitoring

documents /

Interviews

School publication

areas / Interviews

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4. Monitor and Evaluate (Total 10 points)

4.1 Monitoring the Activities (9 points)

- The students is carrying out monitoring activities and

recording the results of activities continuously.

9

- The students is carrying out monitoring activities and

recording the results of activities.

6

- The teachers is carrying out monitoring activities and

recording the results of activities.

3

- There is no activities monitor and results record. 0

4.2 Evaluation (9 points)

- There is an evaluation report which compared the results

with the targets in the Action Plan and the evaluation

conclusion report

9

- There is an evaluation report which compared the results

with the targets in the Action Plan

6

- There is an evaluation report 3

- There is non evaluation report 0

Activity monitoring

document / Meeting

minutes

An evaluation

summary document

/ An action plan

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4.3 Evaluating participation (4 points)

- The Eco Committee has gathered comments from non-Eco

Committee members to improve the effectiveness of the

activity.

4

- The Eco Committee has gathered comments from non-Eco

Committee members.

2

- The Eco Committee has not gathered any comment from

non-Eco Committee members.

0

4.4 Monitoring and evaluation results communication (3 points) 3

- The results of monitoring and evaluation are shared on the

school public area.

3

- The results of monitoring and evaluation are not shared on

the school public area.

0

Activity evaluation

docmunets /

Meeting minutes

School publication

areas / Interviews

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5. Curriculum Work (Total 12 points)

5.1 Curriculums Content (6 points)

- Environmental problems, the Eco-Schools activities and a

data from the Eco-Schools activities are integrated in

curriculums

6

- Environmental problems and the Eco-Schools activities

are integrated in curriculums

4

- Environmental problems are integrated in curriculums 2

- Environmental problems are not integrated in curriculums 0

5.2 Level of an integration in the curriculums (6 points)

- There is an integration in every subject groups and every

educational states*

6

- There is an integration in every subject groups but in some

educational states

4

- There is an integration in some subject groups and some

educational states

2

- There is not an integration in neither subject group or

educational state

0

Ps. educational states* is primary, junior high school and senior high

school

Cirriculem plan /

Interviews /

Teaching servay

Cirriculem map /

Interviews /

Teaching servay

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6. Inform and Involve (Total 28 points)

6.1 Target Group (4 points)

- Students, school staffs, parents, communities and local

authority (or an independent organization or government

organization) have been inform about the Eco activities in

the school

4

- Students, school staffs, parents and communities have

been inform about the Eco activities in the school

3

- Students, school staffs and parents have been inform

about the Eco activities in the school

2

- Students and school staffs have been inform about the

Eco activities in the school

1

- Students and school staffs have not been inform about

the Eco activities in the school

0

Evaluation

documents / An

action plan /

Meeting minutes /

Interviews

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6.2 Publication Technique (12 points)

- The Eco Committee is informing the Eco-Schools activities

to a whole school creatively. The meeting minutes and the

activities information are presented in the school board

meeting, a parent's council meeting and a local authority

meeting (or an independent organization meeting or

government organization meeting).

12


to a whole school creatively. The meeting minutes and the

activities information are presented in the school board

meeting and/or a parent's council meeting.

9


to a whole school creatively.

6


to a whole school.

3

- The Eco Committee is not informing the Eco-Schools

activities to a whole school.

0

Presentation photo

or video / A copy of

related meeting

minute / A related

meeting agenda

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6.3 Communication channel (6 points)

- The Eco-Schools activities information is shared on the

school public area and online channel such as websites,

Facebook and online news etc.

6

- The Eco-Schools activities information is shared on the

school public area.

3

- The Eco-Schools activities information is not shared on the

school public area.

0

6.4 Involve (6 points)

- All members in school, parents and wider community*

(such as local businesses, independent entity, and

government agency) are involved in Eco-Schools activities.

6

- All members in school and parents are involved in Eco-

Schools activities.

4

- All members in school are involved in Eco-Schools

activities.

2

- Nobody is involved in Eco-Schools activities. 0Ps. wider community* means local community, local businesses, independent

organization and government organization.

Evaluation

documents /

Meeting minutes /

Photo

School publication

areas / Website link

/ Interviews

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7. Eco-Code (Total 8 points)

7.1 Eco-Code Committee (8 points)

- All members in the school can submit their Eco-Code

statement to be considered by the whole school and

community before publicize. The content of the Eco Code is

reviewed yearly to ensure that it continues to reflect the

school's situations.

8

- Eco Committee conducts an Eco-Code statement to be

considered by the whole school before publicize. The

content of the Eco Code is reviewed yearly to ensure that it

continues to reflect the school's situations.

6

- Eco Committee conducts an Eco-Code statement. The

content of the Eco Code is reviewed yearly to ensure that it

continues to reflect the school's situations.

4

- Eco Committee conducts an Eco-Code statement. 2

- There is no Eco-Code 0

Eco-Code / Meeting

minutes / Related

documents

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