Each school had to excel in a diverse range of environmental areas to attain a Green Flag, which is the top award of Eco-Schools, the largest sustainable schools programme in the world.
The nine schools are Killin Primary School, Stirling High School, Raploch Primary School, St Mary’s RC Primary School, Kippen Primary School, East Plean Primary School, McLaren High School, Buchanan Primary School and Dunblane Primary School.
The pupils had to demonstrate that they were thinking more about their impact on the environment and how they could make positive changes within their school.
Buchanan Primary School was praised for the way Eco-Schools was embedded into their curriculum to support learning about Litter, Food and the Environment and School Grounds, with links to several local organisations also helping to achieve the Eco Action Plans.
McLaren High School was rewarded for the impressive improvements to their school grounds, which allow them to be used as examples for relevant ecological lessons as well as for enjoyment and relaxation.
Dunblane Primary School was recognised for fully embracing Learning for Sustainability and for having a sound understanding and awareness of sustainable development issues.
Councillor Susan McGill, Education Committee Convener, said: “Having nine schools across the Stirling Council region recognised by Eco-Schools Scotland is a great achievement and highlights our commitment to Learning for Sustainability.”
Eco-Schools Scotland is managed by Keep Scotland Beautiful and is part of the largest sustainable schools programme in the world.
Carole Noble, Operations Director at Keep Scotland Beautiful said: “More than a million young people have benefited from environmental learning through Eco-Schools Scotland over the past two decades, and it is great that young people in Stirling are so actively involved.
“Achieving a Green Flag is not easy because a school has to demonstrate that it has the correct ethos across everything it does to enable its young learners to understand what their part is in a sustainable global future.”
Eco-Schools Scotland is part of the largest sustainable schools programme in the world operated internationally by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE). It connects 15 million children, young people and educators through sustainable development education and is the biggest learning network in the world.
Nine schools achieve prestigious Green Flag status
Nine green-fingered schools across the Stirling Council area are celebrating after achieving a prestigious Green Flag by Eco-Schools Scotland in 2017.
