1. The EkoSkola Programme Fulfilling the 7 Steps

2. D evelo pinga School Development Plan Aims Where do we want to go? Source: School Development Planning Guidelines Committee, Malta, 1999 Audit Where are we now? Priorities What do we want to look at first? Action plans How do we get there? Implementation What plans are we putting into practice? Evaluation How are we doing? 3. The Seven Stepsof theEkoSkola process 4. Environmental Review Action Plan Monitoring & Evaluation Curriculum Work Informing & Involving Eco Code Eco Schools Committee 5.

Reluctance to give students an opportunity to participate in decision-making fora

Power structures are reproduced

Obsession with the product not the process

Prefer to work in isolation - limited networking

Main issues 6. Awards Support Environmental Review Action Plan Monitoring & Evaluation Curriculum Work Informing & Involving Eco Code Eco Schools Committee 7.

Low student representation on the committee : children feel intimidated

Adults run the meeting:token participation

Students chosen by adults:no democratic process and upholding adult biases

All students from the final year : problem with continuity

Students from one class/year : no wide representation of interests

EkoSkola Committee 8.

Brainstorming session : good ONLY as an initial step to identify main school concerns

No grid used:auditing is not systematic

No results issued:decisions based on hunches and real issues are not addressed

Results are not communicated:issues are not shared by everyone

Environmental Review 9.

Achievements cannot be monitored becauseproposed tasks are not specific:

No deadlines are set:progress is slowed down

No persons responsible identified:ownership and responsibility of tasks is not clear

Not communicated to all the school:collective responsibility is low

Action Plan 10.

Not given priority:EkoSkola process is stalled

Deadlines are not followed : progress is slowed

Progress is not communicated:success is not shared, sense of achievement is lost and collective motivation is reduced

Action plan is not updated:actions arefocused on controlling symptoms noteliminating causes

Monitoring & Evaluation 11.

Staff seminars to explore ways how to integrate environmental education in the curriculum

Environmental education is presented as an extra-curricular activity : process is not valued by the school community

EkoSkola is presented as an additionalchore:becomes an added burdennot an opportunity for growth

Curriculum Work 12.

Missed opportunities for communication:

• no (or static) notice board

• assemblies not used for addressing whole school

• EkoSkola not featured in schools main calendar events (e.g. prize day, parents day)

• no involvement of local council

• no involvement of local businesses

• no networking with other schools

Informing & Involving 13.

Scope of Eco-Code is not understood:presents clichs rather than students beliefs and intents

Given marginalised importance : environmental ethic fails to be integrated in the school ethos

Compiled by adult:no ownership by school

Does not reflect Action Plan targets:lack of direction

Eco-Code 14.

Anxiety to get the Green Flag:time is needed to establish. School might get flag and lose out in its renewal with discouraging results

Process usually takes from 2 3 years depending on the prior values of the school

No time for assimilation/internalisation of values achievements are only superficial

The Awards 15.

7 steps are seen as stand-alones no continuity more effort to maintain and a lot of committee meetings

Bronze and Silver Awards are not requested:missing out on an opportunity to acknowledge effort through a tangible award

School forced to participate/get award : EkoSkola istotallyvoluntary and criterion referenced

The Awards 16.

the National EkoSkola Co-ordinator

regional EkoSkola Officers offering:

• support re the 7-steps process

• professional development seminars promoting a whole school approach

• SDP planning sessions to introduce ES and/or integrate the Action Plan

nationally based in-service course: The EkoSkola Programme: a whole school approach to environmental education

Trends: Promoting School Development through Environmental Education

Support given 17.

resource sheets offering support leading schools through the ES process

enviromental educationcurriculum packs

networking services with local/foreign schools

electronic local EkoSkola newsletter

electronic international bimonthly newsletter:http:// www.eco-schools.org/new/newsletters.html

local website:http://www.ekoskolamalta.com

international website:http:// www.eco-schools.org/

Support given