In Spain, the Ecoescuelas network is made up of more than 500 centers, of which only a few have been awarded the green flag. of which only a few have been awarded the green flag, a recognition of those schools that achieve certain levels of improvement at the schools that achieve certain levels of environmental improvement. environmental level. This is the case of Logos International School, a private school in Las Rozas de Madrid, which has been awarded its first green flag.

EcoSchools is an international program organized by the European Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) and developed in our country by the Association for Environmental Education (AEE). (FEE) and developed in our country by the Association for Environmental and Consumer Education and Consumer Education (ADEAC), a member of FEE.

This program The purpose of this program is to promote environmental education in schools around the world and at different levels. schools around the world and at different levels. To this end, it encourages students to play an active role in the measures developed in their schools, encourages students to play an active role in the measures developed in their schools to improve the environment. schools to improve the environment. In particular, in the areas of water, waste and energy.

How to get the green flag?

First of all, first, an Environmental Committee is formed in the representatives of students, teachers, families, management team and non-teaching staff. and non-teaching staff.

Next, the committee coordinates an Environmental Audit to draw up action plans, which are prepared annually.

Once this is done, the Environmental Once this is done, the Environmental Committee must define a Code of Conduct and verify compliance with it with the help of the students. with the help of the students. If they are considered eligible for the award, a jury made up of ADEAC members If they are considered eligible for the award, a jury made up of ADEAC members is in charge of evaluating them.

Finally, those centers that manage to present a satisfactory report to ADEAC, obtain the ADEAC, get the coveted green flag.

Logos International School in the Eco-Schools Network

Logos International School is an active member of the Eco-Schools Network. Since we started this program, we have multiplied the number of activities framed in our annual ecological plan, where the protagonists plan, where the protagonists and true precursors of environmentalism are our students. our students.

In addition, last year last year we got our first green flag. green flag. After a great day presenting the ecology projects carried out in the last projects carried out in recent years at Logos International School, Ecoescuelas granted us this award that certifies us as a "Center committed to the environment". committed to the environment".

Ecological activities at the school

In the 2018/2019 academic In the 2018/2019 academic year, we launched a number of environmental activities related to recycling and energy saving, among which we found the following: the following:

• EducaEnEco. Development and improvement of the recycling plan and plastic recycling plan.
• Ecopilas. Development of the battery recycling plan.
• Ecovidrio. Implementation of glass recycling.
• Development of the cap recycling plan for charitable purposes. for charitable purposes.
• Provision of motion sensors in all rooms of the all the rooms of the school, with the consequent saving of electric energy.

In addition, we have participated in several contests. In "Actions for a sustainable Christmas" of Ecoescuelas we won the First Prize; while in the X National Geography Olympiad we were third in the Madrid Community of Madrid and second in the ranking of schools with the best score in the community. in the community.

We continue to encourage the school community to become more environmentally conscious! awareness!