"Empowering students to take ownership of their environment through education is one of the most rewarding aspects of teaching. The Eco-Schools programme has not only transformed our school grounds but has also inspired a new generation of environmentally conscious leaders."

"When we instill genuine passion and character in our students, our environmental voice grows stronger. It's challenging but possible with perseverance and dedication." 

"I am deeply honored and grateful for this recognition. I am thrilled to have the opportunity to contribute to the environmental education community and to inspire my students to become passionate advocates for sustainability."

"Eco-Schools is at the heart of our school. We want every child to leave Damers with climate awareness and the impact they can have on local, national and global environmental topics making a real difference for everyone. All our sustainability work is integrated into our curriculum and there is a real enthusiasm across the school to work towards being Carbon Zero. Working with our local community has been essential to our success. Whether it is the community supporting us, like the community garden volunteers, local Garden Centre or us helping the community."

"The fate of the Earth is in our own hands. Therefore, with our very own hands, our work, our ideas, and our imagination - we should start an immediate action to save the Earth! With your own steps, with your own touch, your every breath and your heart - make your planet more beautiful.

You CAN and you know HOW!

Let us respect and live in harmony with nature. The Earth will be grateful to us and so will our future generations!"

"The Eco-Schools programme has empowered our students to take active roles in combating climate change and protecting our environment!"

"The main challenge for teachers is to generate empathy in students in every way, for that we must innovate our teaching dynamics and connect with their interests."

"It is an illusion that people destroy nature. People do not destroy nature, they destroy their own habitat. Children should be taught at an early age to protect their own habitat. This is not a choice, it is an obligation. I will continue to contribute to this struggle with nature-based projects."

"Waste generation is inevitable. Proper waste management saves the environment. I am committed to instilling in my students' proper habitual environmental practices, especially managing plastic waste for safe haven for the future generations. Our lives depend on a safe and healthy environment. Safe and healthy environment is a panacea to a healthy living."

"Education is a lifelong journey of learning that calls for continuous innovation and exploration to fully integrate with the rhythm of life. If I cannot take my students to see the world, I will bring the world to them."

"I believe in the capacity, creativity and innovation of our students in order to create solutions for the environmental crisis we are facing  in Veracruz, so I feel this award is a recognition of the path we work together."

"I think that the preschool period is a magical time in human life where development and rapid and permanent behavioral changes occur. I know that the education provided during this period will be fundamental in raising planet-protective individuals, and I continue to raise students with this principle."

"Environmental education should be considered an educational priority, we can positively influence to form communities that transform and transcend the care of our environments."

"Empower students to lead in sustainability through knowledge, action, and critical thinking. By fostering a deep connection with the environment, I inspire them to become lifelong stewards and responsible global citizens."

"Sowing seeds of change as an educator and project coordinator, I inspire sustainable lifestyles. It's never too little to care and do our share."

"We enjoyed every activity we did in our eco school activities with our students. I am proud to be a FEE teacher." 

"Only by continuously connecting students with nature, increasing knowledge, improving skills and developing awareness and attitudes we can achieve a developmental type of environmental education for a sustainable future."

”We strive to nurture and support all living and non-living things with children.”

“When we educate students about the environment and motivate them to take initiative to protect it as a major part of their life, they will become activist for the environment and stop others from harming the environment by creating platforms for the awareness of the need and importance of environmental education in every part of the society.”

“For 25 years, I have been leading an eco group at school and implementing various large and small projects with students.
I am very proud of the continuous activities that have become a part of our life at school, and that have contributed to our school proudly wearing the platinum status of Eco-School.”

“My job is to awaken curiosity in my students, to teach them to question, to be responsible and independent; day by day I realize that being an agent of change is in each one of us.“

“Kate is committed to providing opportunities for children to grow and learn through outdoor play and exploration. This includes practical experiences that allow children to work in harmony with nature and develop a firm understanding of the interrelationship between all living things.”

“I can say that I have been able to transmit to my students, interest, love, respect, and care towards everything that surrounds us, modifying habits that are implemented within the school community and in their homes.”

“Although environmental education is not a separate subject in the timetable in Slovakia, it is a daily part of what we live in the classroom and school.”

“In my free time, I am an avid writer:
I have written and published two books for children focused on environmental and humanitarian issues prevalent in our days and society.”

“We can get inspired by things that surround us and have an immediate impact on our everyday life, but we can also virtually travel around the world and help our students see the global challenges.”

“At school, we have learned about oceans, corals, forests, and when students learn about the problems we are generating and facing, they plan strategies, actions and they lead changes, first in their habits, then in their houses with their families, and finally in their communities.”

“All students have become more aware about reducing their carbon footprint as much as possible as a result.”

“With the environmental programme we have implemented for schools, children have been able to examine and evaluate the diversity, resources, problems, and solutions of the environment they live in.”

“Start knowing and understanding nature from an early age is important.”

“Teaching kids to count is fine, but teaching them what counts is best.”

“Environmental responsibility should be a feature that we make behavior not only at the Environment Week but at every moment of life.”

“I can see that they start warning each other about the topics we discuss, which mostly starts with waste management and recycling.”

“I am committed to utilizing my acquired abilities to empower students and educators to become agents of change, building a greener and more harmonious future for all.”