"Switch off the Light" Campaign

Energy Group in the Environment club lately posted small, green reminders in all classes.
Aiming to decrease energy consumption and CO2 release, the posters encourage students to turn off the light before leaving the classroom. Towards a greener Sage Hall!!

Environment Club meets Class Representatives

Thursday, November 13 during lunch break, Environmental Pioneers met all class representatives at Middle School , Ras Beirut to discuss current environmental issues. The forum started with the pioneers setting their goal which is to make IC Go Green. Then they invited their class reps to list their green suggestions to help their friends become eco-smart. "Let us switch off the lights when we can depend on natural light " or " Encourage our peers to use less napkins" were some comments. The Pioneers collected all their suggestions and promised to raise them to the adminstration. The meeting ended with the class representatives promising to be eco ambassdors and the environment club launching the beginning of a recycling competition among classes. Thanks to the small green reminders to switch off the light before leaving the class, Sage Hall will be consuming less energy in the future.

Choose a GREEN doctor!

You can always go to an environmentally friendly doctor, or you can convince your doctor and explain to him how he can save the environment!
- Clinical waste such as nappies, hygienic waste and medical supplies are very dangerous for the environment, that’s why they shouldn’t be thrown in the “normal” garbage after having bin used. We should also be very careful what to do of needles and syringes.- Medicine containers can also be recycled once they’re empty like any other cans… So you can tell that to your doctor to see what he does with them.- Some companies are currently finding solutions for the clinical waste treatment plans, such as Medical Waste Solutions to save the environment and Mother Nature.
Thanks to the help of Zeena Sinno.

TUNZA commitments

The four envionmental pioneers who attended the TUNZA conference made the following commitments:

OUR COMMITMENTS

We, the delegates of 2008 Tunza International Children’s Conference on the Environment, held in Stavanger, Norway from 17 to 20 June 2008, have committed to undertake the following:

ENERGY
Reduce our reliance on cars by walking, using bicycles and public transport more often.
Encourage children and adults to car-pool.
Turn off lights when not in use.
Switch off appliances and entertainment systems at the mains, and not leave on standby modes.
Support and campaign for the use of renewable energy.
Encourage the use of energy-saving bulbs or globes.
Reduce the need for indoor heating by dressing up warmly.


WATER
Take shorter showers to reduce water usage.
Close all taps properly to minimize water wastage.
Not dump any material or waste into rivers and oceans.
Participate in Beach and River Clean-up campaigns.
Reuse water.
Use more recycled water
Where possible, use cold water instead of heated water


BIODIVERSITY
Plant a tree on every birthday.
Encourage and teach others not to over-fish, over-hunt and over-eat.
Reduce deforestation through campaigns, education and tree planting initiatives.
Help preserve endangered species of plants and animals.
Participate in environmental awareness campaigns in our school, community and in our region.

SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION
Eat local and organic food, whenever possible.
Minimize use of plastic bags and paper.
Buy Fair Trade* Products.Reduce consumption, e.g. eat less, re-use, and only buy when really necessary.

Are you a green person?

Take this interactive, fun quiz and know how good you are at conserving the environment.
http://teens4planetearth.com/teenstakeaction/teens-amiaconservationist

We have a Dream to Make IC Green

Saving Mother Nature from harm has been the global issues that have been taking us by storm for the last decade. As a result, the Environmental Pioneers Club at IC Middle School was founded to spread awareness among students.

The Pioneers asked grade six students to create symbols and slogans to encourage their peers to care and nurture nature. Grade six students used their adroit hands and thinking caps to come up with attractive slogans and colorful symbols. The four students who attended the TUNZA conference last years together with the help of new member Omar Najjar posted those symbols on the bulletin board of Sage Hall. Thank you grade six student for your conscientious symbols and congratulations to the environmental club for spreading the awareness that is so crucial in these times of crisis. Some of their advice was : " Don't be a bug thug", "Be fantastic and use less plastic", "Use less fuel and use carpool".Thank you grade six students and environmental pioneers club for your joint effort in spreading environmental awareness.

Energy

What are you doing to decrease carbon emissions?

IC attends a green conference in Norway

Stavanger, Norway: From 17 to 21 June, four middle schoolers , Jawad Khalifeh, Riad Hamadeh, Tara Arnaout and Dana Karout attended one of the largest international children's conferences in the world, the biannual TUNZA conference. Through debate,presentations and fieldtrips , they learned about current environmental issues. They had lots of fun.