Sustainable School
Highlight efforts made by schools in order to increase the sustainability of their premises and operations. Applicants under this category can consider:
- Efforts to successfully integrate the teaching of sustainable practices within the school curriculum.
- Efforts to involve the students directly to transform the school into a sustainable one by engaging in practices such as green spaces, promoting clean energy, encouraging equality etc.
- Efforts to inspire other fellow schools to adopt their sustainability projects.
- Efforts to ensure the well-being of staff and students by advocating a healthy lifestyle. This includes the promotion of nutritious meals, exercise, importance to mental health etc.
- Efforts to make sure that the school’s population feels included and respected, specifically students and staff from marginalised backgrounds.
- Efforts to offer quality education to see their students secure decent work.
- Any other efforts of schools that are leading by example in integrating sustainability into their physical spaces, administrative systems and daily routine.
Specific Eligibility Criteria
This award will apply specifically to stakeholders that are:
- Primary, Secondary and Post-Secondary schools (state, church and private)
The submission may comprise of a single project/initiative or multiple projects/initiatives carried out by the applicant within the eligible time period (From Scholastic Year 2023/2024 to Scholastic Year 2025/2026).
Prizes
The winner of this category will be awarded €2,000 in funding to further strengthen and scale its contribution towards sustainable development, along with a trophy in recognition of this achievement. The second and third place recipients will also be awarded a commemorative token in recognition of their accomplishment.
Sponsored by:
Ministry for Education and Sport
EVALUATION Criteria
1. Impact (60%):
Successful impact includes measurable results in shifting people’s behaviours and public perceptions and/or influencing public policies and/or budgetary allocations towards the acceleration of the United Nations’ (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Malta’s Sustainable Development Strategic Goals. Successful impact also indicates remarkable improvements in social, economic and environmental conditions including gender equality, health, capacity development, inclusion, economic stability, food security, climate adaptation and/or mitigation, environmental protection, and/or peace.
2. Novelty/Innovation of the approach (15%):
How innovative is this project/initiative? How does the project/initiative build upon a breakthrough idea?
3. Scalability/Replicaility (15%):
How does this project/initiative have the potential to be scaled up and/or be replicated in other contexts to accelerate the achievement of United Nations’ (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Malta’s Sustainable Development Strategic Goals? Has it already been scaled up and/or replicated?
4. Public vote (10%):
Each shortlisted nomination will be put on social media and the public will vote on the award they believe deserves to win.
