History & Values of Eco-Schools

Historical milestones of eco-schools

First Decade 1994-2004

1992

FEE developed the Eco-Schools programme after the United Nations (UN) Conference on Environment and Development.

1994

FEE launched the Eco-Schools programme in Denmark, Germany, Greece and the United Kingdom with the support of the European Commission.

2003

Eco-Schools was identified by UNEP as a model initiative for Education for Sustainable Develapment, with 30 countries on board.

Second Decade 2004 - 2014

2008/2009

Toyota Motor Europe via its Toyota Fund for Europe supports the Environment and Innovaon Project Second Cycle, with the theme: Climate Change: Let's Save Energy!, which was implemented in six countries: Italy, Portugal, Turkey, Finland, Norway and Denmark

2010

Eco-Schools and its sister programme Young Reporters for the Environment received the second largest sponsorship ever from the Wrigley Company Foundation for a three-year Litter Less Campaign. FEE also formalised its connection with UNESCO through the NGO in official relatioms with UNESCO" partnership.

2012

Eco-Schools launches a new website, Facebook page and its World Days of Action which later became FEE Global Action Days, with 58 countries on board.

Third Decade 2014

2015/2016

FEE signs an Mol with TheGoals.org and Eco Schools now has access to its online materials about the SDGs. International Schools in countries without a National Operator can now join Eco-Schools under the coordination of the FEE Head Office.

2017

Eco-Schools enters a corporate partnership with Alcoa Foundation on Water, Waste and Energy, and later adds Climate Change and Biodiversity! Thanks to a generous donation from Wrigley Foundation, FEE sets up the Emerging Eco-Schools Fund which provides countries in Sub-Saharan Africa with better opportunities to implement the Eco-Schools programme.

2018/2019

Eco-Schools is recognised by HundrED.org as a top innovation in Education. 68 countries sign the (25th Anniversary Declaration as a commitment to empower young people to take positive actions for a sustainable future. The programme celebrates its 25th birthday in the Netherlands - where it held its first NOM ever back in 1994 and it launches the first Circular Economy project for upper-primary schools.