Doha College recently became
the first school in Qatar to be awarded an Eco-Schools Green Flag from the
Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE).
The Eco-Schools program,
coordinated by Denmark-based FEE, is delivered to 49,000 schools across 64
countries by NGOs in those countries.
“The Eco-Schools
program’s greatest achievement is arguably that it produces generation after
generation of sustainably minded, environmentally conscious people by focusing
on education throughout schools,” Bríd Conneely, international director of Eco-Schools at the FEE head office, said. “These individual students will carry the behavioral
patterns they learn under the auspices of Eco-Schools with them throughout
life, in turn teaching the next generation environmental habits to make a
difference.”
The Doha College Eco Committee
of 30 students participated in the program by designing and implementing a
seven-step change process for environmental sustainability.
“I’d like to
congratulate Doha College and all its students and teachers on their great
achievement, and wish them continued success with their work in sustainability,”
Daniel Schaffer, CEO of FEE, said. “We are delighted to have our first official
international school with a Green Flag awarded from our head office.”
Committee members involved
in the inspection included Elena Straface, Alexandra Nightingale, Petra
Darmawan, Chelsea Mabulay, Leena Mohamed, Tatiana Fairley, Tanisha Chopra, Shadi
Abboud, Caitlyn Owen, Alicia Field, Kane Bastic and Lenny Heidl.
