What is an Eco-School?

Would you like to learn more about how students around the world participate in the Eco-Schools programme? Hear from participants from schools in Estonia, Montenegro, Malaysia, the United Arab Emirates, Argentina, the Bahamas and Rwanda to find out how these schools integrate the Seven-Step framework, form an Eco-Committee and actively engage with sustainability-centred learning. "Joining the Eco-Schools programme means becoming part of a global community of educators and learners who not only just care about the environment, but proactively embed it at the heart of what defines quality education – preparing communities to shape the world they live in. This is a community of practice that recognises education for sustainable development not as an optional add-on, but as a critical foundation for preparing learners to address the existential crises of our time: climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution." Pramod Kumar Sharma, Senior Director of Education at the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) Copyright Eco-Schools & Foundation for Environmental Education (2025)