Registrations are invited for IGBC Green Your School Programme 2023 for Class 8-10 Students. The last date of registration is 15 August.

About the Programme

IGBC Green Your School Programme® is an annual program open to schools across India. The schools are encouraged to come up with sustainable ideas, which can improve and convert the existing school into an green school that helps reduce carbon footprint.

One teacher and three students from each school team up and develop ideas for implementation in the school. Jury members from United Way Delhi, Carrier, IGBC and experts from different fields evaluate the presentations received from schools across country and top eight finalists are selected based on jury selection.

Objective

  • To instill the eco-sensitivity behavior amongst the children in their daily lifestyle.
  • To enable students to spread awareness about environmental education among peer group and the community by taking up environmental issues and finding solutions at individual level.
  • Enable both new and existing schools to incorporate and monitor green school concepts that would result in reducing carbon footprint.
  • To launch as many green school buildings possible along with the support of industry.
  • To instill sense of Green in Young Minds

Eligibility

Both government and private schools (with standards 8th, 9th and 10th ) from India can participate in the program.

Registration

Interested candidates can register via this page.

Grants

Top three schools

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  • Grant amount of Rs 4.0 Lakhs
  • Trophy

Top five schools

  • Grant amount of Rs 1.5 Lakhs
  • Certificate

Guidelines

  • 3 students & 1 teacher shall form a team from each school.
  • The schools can weave their ideas around the following topics:
    • Monitoring the quality of air and drinking water
    • Improving energy efficiency
    • Increased daylight & ventilation
    • Appropriate waste management disposal /practices
    • Functional and clean toilets
    • Hygiene management
    • Well-being related to body & mind
  • Ideas that are developed by students are encouraged rather than bought-out items.
  • The photographs or videos taken while experimenting these ideas can be included in the presentation. Limit the size of presentation to 25MB.
  • Submissions only in power point presentations are considered for evaluation. Any other formats (words/drawings/paintings) would not be considered for evaluation.
  • Schools just submitting general messages about health and wellbeing are disqualified for evaluation.

Contact

Satya Aruna (Executive Officer)
Phone: 9848096326
E-mail: satya.aruna[at]cii.in

Click here to view the official notification of IGBC Green Your School Programme 2023.

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