Environment-related Aspects of the School’s Policy (20 points)

• The vision/mission statement of the school incorporates an environmental thrust. (4 pts.)
• Environmental Policy of the school is existent, via school memorandum or order. (4 pts.)
• The Environmental Policy of the school is communicated to constituents in the school (students,
  academic and non-academic staff, and parent-teachers’ association). (4 pts.)
• There are implementing rules and regulations to the Environmental Policy of the school. (4 pts.)
• A person or a committee is assigned to implement environmental programs and projects for the
  school. (4 pts.)
  

Environment-friendly School Operations and Presence of Environmental Programs (30 points)

• Waste management program (e.g. waste segregation, recycling, composting, presence of Materials Recovery Facility/System, sale of crafts, compost and other items from waste recycling, etc.,). (4 pts.)
• Electricity conservation program (e.g. replacement of incandescent lamp with compact fluorescent lamps, turning off of machine when not in use, etc.). (4 pts.)
• Paper conservation program (e.g. efficient consumption of paper; presence of paper conservation trays, etc.). (4 pts.)
• Water conservation program (e.g. repair of leaking faucets, signages, etc.). (4 pts.)
• Pollution prevention program (e.g. air and water pollution prevention program, ban on entry of smoke
  belching vehicles on the campus, presence of signages, etc.). (4 pts.)
• Greening program (e.g. presence of plants, trees, mini-gardens etc). (4 pts.)
• Environmental awards received (from 2009-2011). (2 pts.)
• Other environmental and natural resources management program/s not mentioned above (e.g. biodiversity conservation program,etc.). (4 pts.)
  

Environment-related Features of the School Curriculum (30 points)

(for elementary and high school education level)

• Integration of environmental themes into the curriculum (10 pts.)
• Presence of in-service environmental training for faculty members (10 pts.)
• Presence of environmental support instructional materials for use by teachers and students (10 pts)

(for tertiary level)

• Integration of environmental themes into the curriculum (5 pts.)
• Presence of in-service environmental training for faculty members (10 pts.)
• Presence of environmental support instructional materials for use by teachers and students (10 pts.)
• Presence of environmental degree/certificate programs being offered by the school (5 pts.)

Presence of Vibrant Eco Organizations in Campus (10 points)

• presence of a functioning eco-club among the students with at least one eco project per school year over the past two years (4 pts.)
• presence of support eco club or committee among the parents, teachers and other non-student sector in campus (3 pts.)
• allocation of financial and logistical support by the schools to the student eco
  club (3 pts.)

Presence of Partners and Linkages in Environment Programs/Projects (10 points)

• Linkages with Local Agencies (e.g. DENR or other agencies, LGUs, etc.) (5 pts.)
• Linkages with International Agencies (e.g. UN Environment Programme, UN Development Programme, UNESCO) (5 pts.)
  

- For elementary and high school categories, submit them to the nearest DepEd Division Office.

- For college categories, submit them to the nearest EMB Regional Office.

Entries may also be emailed to ecofriendlyschools@gmail.com. Email title must be: Sustainable School's Entry of (Name of School). Photo attachments, with captions, must be emailed in .JPEG format with a resolution of 300 dots per inch (dpi), a minimum size of 1536x2048 pixels, with a maximum file size of 1 MB. The THREE (3) sets of the entries must include:

- Official Contest Entry Form

- Supporting Documents (Consist of all the supporting material that show evidence of the school’s environment efforts and programs.) It can include the following:

• memoranda, circulars, special orders
• photos of environmental programs of the school
• videos of school’s environment activities (limit to 5 minutes)
• publications and design work
• copies of certificates, merit awards for environment programs
  

Be selective with the supporting documents. Pick work samples that best represent the school entry, rather than sending every item.

Digital Entry – Save digital copies of the Official Contest Entry Form and the Supporting Documents on a CD-ROM. Label properly. Assemble your school initiatives (Summary Sheet and the Supporting Documents) in a folder and label "Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Initiatives of (NAME OF SCHOOL)".

• Material: Tarpaulin. Dimensions: 2 feet wide x 5 feet high tarpaulin, without eyelets at the four edges.
• Content: Tarpaulin design should feature the environment efforts and programs of the school. Design should include the title “Sustainable Eco-friendly Initiatives of (NAME OF SCHOOL)”. Contents of the tarpaulin should follow the highlights of school accomplishments in accordance with sequence of the Search criteria. The tarpaulin should also refrain from focusing on "firing squad/portrait" photos of political leaders/government officials/school/youth leaders, etc.