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World Education Week

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International School of Zug and Luzern’s Event

How to become a zero waste and zero carbon school

Event Overview

  • Prize Category: Environmental Action
  • Format: Panel Discussion
  • Country: Switzerland
  • Languages: Streamed live in English with automated captions in Arabic, English, French, Filipino, Hindi, Japanese, Malay, Portuguese, Serbian, and Spanish.
  • Learn more about the Top Ten Shortlisted Schools in the Environmental Action category on the World’s Best School Prizes website.

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About the school

International School of Zug and Luzern, a non-profit international school in Zug, Switzerland’s student initiatives have set it firmly on the path to becoming a zero-waste, zero-carbon organisation. 

The school has student Zero Carbon and Zero Waste groups that work towards its environmental goals. The Zero Carbon group recently launched the Carbon Fund, a community website for members to offset their emissions through donations that support student projects. The Zero Waste group works locally to ensure minimal waste production and has acquired a composting machine to turn lunchroom waste into valuable compost, and is implementing this as official school policy.

One of the school’s crowning achievements when it comes to sustainability is a project that seeks to build a twin aquaponics system between the school in Switzerland and the small costal town of Kokrobite in Ghana. Aquaponics is an innovative way of farming that involves raising aquatic organisms like fish in harmony with plants in a symbiotic cycle. It uses the waste produced by fish to feed plants and in turn the plants soak up the nitrogen from the fish tank, cleaning the water in the process. There are many benefits to aquaponic farming, among which are the reduced use of water and increased speed of plant growth. Harnessing this process, the school has built a small aquaponics system on campus in its laboratory as a model for a large-scale operation it is helping construct in Ghana, which would produce 20 tons of fish and 50 tons of vegetables annually and provide work and education to the local community.

Join us to learn  how to become a zero-waste and zero carbon school

Speakers

Moderator: Barry Dequanne

Barry is currently serving as the Director of the International School of Zug and Luzern, supporting the school’s commitment to student agency with a focus on advancing the school’s mission to be a community of learners committed to making the world a better, kinder place.

Speaker 1: Chris Koch

Chris Koch is a teacher at the International School of Zug and Luzern who has successfully supported students to realize several impactful and significant projects with a focus on the environment and sustainability.

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