GreeNET Best Practice: The Barcelona School Agenda 21 Programme

The Barcelona School Agenda 21 Programme is a pioneering environmental education programme for schools within Barcelona and a source of inspiration for similar initiatives beyond the city. The entire community around each school is involved in providing solutions and making commitments for a more sustainable city, for the environment and for the school itself. The programme began in 2000 and aims to stimulate and support schools in designing, carrying out and appraising sustainability plans of action, as well as improving educational practices towards this end. Continuous support and training is provided to school directors, teachers and district supervisors. A network of schools committed to sustainability has also been developed to share the learning process and to work towards common objectives.

In 2014 a total of 332 schools participated in the Programme (now called Sustainable+Schools) carried out actions of many different topics: energy and water savings, impairment of noise, paper saving, waste prevention, composting, sustainable mobility, naturalization of courtyards and gardens, creating habitats, organic gardens, promoting biodiversity, responsible consumption, improving communication, building participation and coexistence, and so on.

More information: http://www.sostenibilitatbcn.cat/index.php/escoles-sostenibles