The 1st Experimental Gymnasium of Larissa on the occasion of the European Week for Waste Reduction (#EWWR 2024) and general recycling actions that take place in our school through the Erasmus + programme entitled: “Gemeinsam die Zukunft gestalten -Shaping the future together” which is taking place this year carried out various actions inside and outside the school. On Friday 22 November our pupils were informed about the importance of collecting and recycling household oils. In the informative action co-organized by the Cleaning and Recycling Directorate of the Municipality of Larissa and the Directorate of Secondary Education of Larissa, We installed an orange bin for the collection of used household oil in our school and we are determined to “put the oil”! Our action was accompanied by a team from the Municipality of Larissa led by the Mayor of Larissa, Th. Mamakos and the deputy director of the Secondary Education Directorate of Larissa, Mr. Nikos Zervas together with the head of educational programs D. Krommida. Then Mrs. Eleni Hautiki, deputy head of the department of alternative management and green points of the Municipality of Larissa informed our students about the way of collecting the oil, the necessity and what happens afterwards. This action is accompanied by #EWWR2024 #FOODWASTE #FOODWASTEISOUTOFTASTE
On Wednesday 20 November we took part in the Plastic Clever Schools project (https://plasticcleverschools.co.uk/) After clearing our yard of plastic litter, we inventoried the different types of plastics in our school and finally we turned plastic bottles and yoghurt pots into lovely Christmas bells for our Christmas Recycling Bazaar. On the same day, other students made use of used candles and candles brought to school by parents and teachers turning them into Christmas smelling and colourful candles! In the Erasmus+ project “running” in our school, the creativity and imagination of teachers and students work wonders!
On Thursday 21 November, students from our school visited a local organic workshop producing soap from used household oils. There, they attended a soap making program and made oregano essential oil that they will use next week to make organic ceramic ointment at school.