Page 8 - Day of Action

1.5

The Eco-Schools Seven Step Criteria

The Eco-Schools international ‘seven-steps’ should be Linking the Day of Action to the school curriculum will embed environmental issues and encourage it to
used when planning your Day of Action. become an annual event. The school’s Eco-Code should be highlighted on the day.

The Eco Committee can drive the plans forward, For more detailed Eco-Schools information please visit the Keep Wales Tidy website
although committee members will not be responsible keepwalestidy.cymru/eco-schools-getting-started
for carrying out all of the activities. Actions can be
delegated throughout the school and different classes
or departments can take responsibility for specific
sections.

The Environmental Review should be examined to
highlight areas that could be tackled on the Day of
Action. keepwalestidy.cymru/Pages/FAQs/category/
eco-schools-resources

The Day of Action should be recorded on the Eco-
Schools Action Plan. A separate action plan for the event
itself is good practise. keepwalestidy.cymru/Pages/
FAQs/category/eco-schools-resources

Monitoring and Evaluating the activities enables pupils
to measure and celebrate the impact of their work.
Data collected on the day can be used as a base line
for further actions for improvement.

Informing and involving is key to a great day of action.
Involving a wide range of participants, inside and
outside of the school, is most beneficial for raising
awareness and ownership.