Green Schools


With Green Schools we want to encourage schools to become more sustainable and greener.

The green School is a platform and partnership with the aim of improving the learning, living and working conditions in Islamic primary and secondary schools. We want to inspire, inform and advise in the field of health, safety and sustainability.

The Green School is a platform and partnership that was created by observing, questioning and experiencing many different educational environments. The conclusion: There is often a lack of a truly integrated approach. Shortage of time, knowledge and the power to innovate are frequently heard explanations for a failing approach. Reason for us to combine knowledge and entrepreneurial drive to lift the educational environment to a higher (and healthier!) level. The people behind De Green School have extensive experience in the educational field and can set out a clear, transparent process together with schools, without loose ends. Our Expertise Center is based on an idealistic motive. Good education encompasses more than just good lessons and too often educational institutions lack the knowledge to also optimize the educational environment. All partners are driven by the possibilities of innovation, professional knowledge and a heart for the child, the team and the school. The network also offers reliable sparring partners for childcare locations that want to pay more attention to green and nature education.
  • OUR MANUAL

    Every Islamic School is unique, and based on that knowledge we have we did not try to write an approach that every municipality would have to follow. You know together with others what suits you best school. This manual is therefore a showcase full of possibilities for every school that works with Green Muslims. 


    Choose from there the steps that suit your school, your community, which you and give your people energy and inspiration. In the first part we tell you more about how the promotion works and how to turn your school into a Green School. 


    There are many reasons to participate and get started with the municipality together with the topic. We have divided the actual greening into themes that are covered in the second part of this manual. It gives a more specific picture of the areas for which schools still have a lot profit can be made.


    There is much more information on our website Green-Muslims.org and a practical toolkit with useful tips and links to initiatives and organizations that can help your school further in the process.


    As a Green School, you are of course free to participate (also) to actions and campaigns of other (religious) organizations.


  • GREEN SCHOOL

    About Green Schools:

    Sustainability is a frequently heard concept also in the school. From sales table to fair trade products to a firm policy about how sustainable the school wants to be.


    In other schools the emphasis is on wonder about Creation and care for nature. Schools besides study and giving knowledge for philosophical projects, there is a growing demand for doing more than Which. Or rather, do more than that.


    With Green Schools we want as Green Muslims encourage schools to be more sustainable and become greener and that those schools from beginner to sustainable expert find and encourage each other.


    The action focuses on all schools and faith communities that are actively involved in the want to get started with sustainability, social justice and greening the own community.



    Green in the Quran:

    In the Quran the word turns green almost always used in relation to the agricultural crops that people eat and life. And the lack of green means in the Islamic context is often the lack of hope, fair relations and peace. 


    In a world that is increasingly deal with climate change, exploitation and injustice, Green Schools give a counter voice. And that's a hopeful sound for the world and for the school!


  • BECOME GREEN SCHOOL!

    Do you want to join? Then we ask you to express your intention as a school speak to become greener. You are accountable for that promise.

    Your intention becomes clear when you do five things:


    1. Sign up at Green-Muslims.org
    2. Tell us your plan. Share with us which green steps you have as a faith community undertaken and what green plans you have. We also read. please give a short description about who you are.
    3. Receive the sign. We will contact you personally, post your information on the website and send the Green School sign, so that you can be hung in a nice visible place in or around the building.
    4. Exchange experiences. The faith communities that have signed up to the Green Muslims exchange experiences through to ask each other for advice or to share information.
    5. Take your steps. Via the toolkit on our website Green-Muslims.org. You can choose the next sustainable step from the many ideas and advice that being given. Keep the information about the green steps you keep up to date by sending an update via an annual request.
  • WHAT ARE OTHER SCHOOLS DOING ?

    There is a map on the website with a search filter to find green schools and seeking faith communities. Via a search filter you can see which steps the created faith communities.


    You can also easily use this card seek contact with others green schools om exchange information and advice.


  • IS GREEN MUSLIMS A QUALITY MARK ?

    Yes, Green Muslims is a quality mark, And a collaboration with schools taking a different path and jointly shape a sustainable, fair and just environment. Every school that participates deserves automatically entitled 'We are Green'. 



    Green Muslims also come every year check the status of the progress of the intended steps. And we keep our members informed about national and regional activities or meetings, and we send a quarterly newsletter.


    The purpose of the newsletter is a additional information and inspiration channel offer, both for you and for us. Like this together we develop the knowledge and the skills we need to make our schools greener.

  • WHAT CAN THE GREEN SCHOOL DO FOR YOU?

    The Green School as a platform wants to inspire and inform. As a network, The Green School offers a good starting point for schools and childcare organizations that want to 'go green'. A project always starts with a non-binding introduction. Based on this, the need is determined and the right partners are collected.



    Do you have a specific problem, are you at the start of a design process, or do you want to know whether there is still room for improvement in and around your school? A first introductory meeting with The Green School is always without obligation. Based on your issue, need or wish for improvement, we draw up a tailor-made plan for you. Knowing more? 


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Together we can make the difference

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