The document summarizes the green initiatives of St Matthew's College. It outlines their objectives to promote environmental awareness and preservation of resources. It describes their actions to recycle paper, save energy and water. It provides strategies like creating characters to educate students and sending notes to parents with conservation tips and activities. It discusses establishing a green spot and recycling programs for batteries and plastic caps to benefit the environment and community.

1. IS GOING GREEN St Matthew´s College

2. OUR OBJECTIVES Make our community realise the importance of preserving non renewable energy resources. Make our community learn about each major energy resource's impact on the Environment. Develop in our community environmental awareness by putting into practice simple, easy to make actions.

3. OUR ACTIONS RECYCLE PAPER SAVE ENERGY SAVE WATER

4. OUR STRATEGIES TO SAVE ENERGY We have created a character, Mr Light Bulb, who goes around the school giving advice on how to save energy.

5. We have labelled all the lights and fan keys with the word “ON” & “OFF” OUR STRATEGIES TO SAVE ENERGY

6. OUR STRATEGIES TO SAVE ENERGY WE’VE SENT NOTES TO PARENTS INCLUDING : A message stating the problem En el proceso de convertir el petróleo, carbón o gas en fuentes energéticas, se emiten gases que crean el conocido efecto invernadero. The activity we propose Por lo tanto en esta oportunidad les proponemos a los alumnos: Hacer un relevamiento en casa de cuántas bombitas de luz hay en total. Luego contar del total, cuántas son de bajo consumo. Una vez obtenidos estos datos los volcaremos en tablas y calcularemos los porcentajes. ¡Contamos con tu participación!

7. Let’s go home and count the light bulbs

8. OUR STRATEGIES TO SAVE WATER We’ve created a character, Mrs. Crystal Clear, who goes around the school giving advice on how to save water.

9. OUR STRATEGIES TO SAVE WATER WE`VE SENT NOTES TO PARENTS INCLUDING : A message stating the problem El agua, fundamental para nuestra vida, es un recurso natural limitado y vulnerable. Cada vez más personas se ven afectadas por la falta de agua que puede convertirse en uno de los mayores problemas de la humanidad. The activity we propose Por lo tanto en esta oportunidad les proponemos a los alumnos: Si querés ayudar a tu planeta, proponé ideas para evitar el derroche de agua como por ejemplo: “ Cerrá la canilla mientras te cepillás los dientes y controlá que no quede goteando al irte del baño”.

10. OUR STRATEGIES TO RECYCLE PAPER WE’VE SENT NOTES TO PARENTS INCLUDING : A message stating the problem La tala de un árbol produce tan solo 17 resmas de papel y la tala indiscriminada en el mundo es responsable de gran parte de los desastres ambientales Por lo tanto en esta oportunidad les proponemos a los alumnos: Si querés ayudar a tu planeta traé al colegio las tapas bordó de los boletines de años anteriores para reusarlas en el 2010. Todos los alumnos que recuperen su carpeta de años anteriores recibirán un certificado de niño que ayuda al cuidado del medio ambiente . ¡Contamos con tu participación! The activity we propose

11. As a reward, they will receive a sticker in their report card. So far, 72% of the kids have brought their old report card folders to be re-used. Environmental conscious student

12. GREEN SPOT Located at the entrance of the school.

13. This project aims to reduce the number of batteries being disposed as municipal solid waste preventing the addition of heavy metals and other toxic chemicals from batteries to our soil and water. Recycling batteries

14. This is a recycling programme developed by an organization that works helping the Garrahan Hospital (one of our Paediatrician Hospitals) They gather and recycle plastic caps to raise funds for the hospital. Recycling plastic caps

15. We are proud of being a “Smoke free institution”

16. "Energy Efficiency & Sustainability Report" We went through an external audit in 2009 which determined that our carbon print is of minimum impact on the environment .

17. “ Greenpeace is an independent global campaigning organisation that acts to change attitudes and behaviour, to protect and conserve the environment and to promote peace “ www. greenpeace .org/international/supportus St Matthew´s is a member of More than 30 years of commitment with the environment

18. As eco-conscious web searchers, we’ve changed Google for Blackle in all our computer monitors.

19. they will grow into caring, knowledgeable adults who are good custodians of their environment. Cultivating a sense of reverence in our children means ...

20. St Matthew´s College Founded in 1981 A go green school