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Doha
The Qatar Green Building Council (QGBC), who act as national operator for the Eco Schools Programme in Qatar, has confirmed last week that Doha College secondary school has been successfully accredited with their third Green Flag award.
Doha College, one of the oldest international schools in Qatar, was the first in the country – back in 2016 – to be awarded the Green Flag status by FEE (the Foundation for Environment Education, the world’s largest organisation of this kind). Since then, Doha College has had its Green Flag renewed in 2018 and secured one for its primary school in the same year.
To hold onto the Green Flag this year was a particular challenge, not only because of the school closure due to COVID-19, but also because of the move to Doha College’s new campus in Al Wajba, which the assessors could not yet visit. So the fate of the Green Flag rested on the persuasion power of Doha College’s Eco Prefects, who made an exceptionally well-prepared presentation based on their work --carried out in the past and planned for the future -- on waste minimisation, marine and coast, food sustainability and climate change.
In his congratulatory letter to the school, QGBC Director Meshal Al Shamari stated: “Your third Green Flag reflects your continuous commitment to teaching next generations the sustainable habits to make a difference and increase the awareness to global issues and literacy on environmental education.”
Dr Steffen Sommer, principal of Doha College, shared his delight at the good news: “Having been invited to attend the evaluation of the Green Flag assessors, I was absolutely elated to hear the very detailed and well thought out presentation by our students, who have taken responsibility for various areas of the Green Flag requirements. The depth of thought, the leadership of students from across year groups that went into the work completed in the last year in readiness for the application for the Green Flag was absolutely phenomenal.
“It proved that our students are indeed high performance learners who think for themselves, make decisions and work towards a common goal, and motivate the younger students. They also presented their findings in a cogent and precise manner. It is great to have yet another Green Flag, but it is even greater to be the Principal of a school that has students of that calibre.”
Doha
The Qatar Green Building Council (QGBC), who act as national operator for the Eco Schools Programme in Qatar, has confirmed last week that Doha College secondary school has been successfully accredited with their third Green Flag award.
Doha College, one of the oldest international schools in Qatar, was the first in the country – back in 2016 – to be awarded the Green Flag status by FEE (the Foundation for Environment Education, the world’s largest organisation of this kind). Since then, Doha College has had its Green Flag renewed in 2018 and secured one for its primary school in the same year.
To hold onto the Green Flag this year was a particular challenge, not only because of the school closure due to COVID-19, but also because of the move to Doha College’s new campus in Al Wajba, which the assessors could not yet visit. So the fate of the Green Flag rested on the persuasion power of Doha College’s Eco Prefects, who made an exceptionally well-prepared presentation based on their work --carried out in the past and planned for the future -- on waste minimisation, marine and coast, food sustainability and climate change.
In his congratulatory letter to the school, QGBC Director Meshal Al Shamari stated: “Your third Green Flag reflects your continuous commitment to teaching next generations the sustainable habits to make a difference and increase the awareness to global issues and literacy on environmental education.”
Dr Steffen Sommer, principal of Doha College, shared his delight at the good news: “Having been invited to attend the evaluation of the Green Flag assessors, I was absolutely elated to hear the very detailed and well thought out presentation by our students, who have taken responsibility for various areas of the Green Flag requirements. The depth of thought, the leadership of students from across year groups that went into the work completed in the last year in readiness for the application for the Green Flag was absolutely phenomenal.
“It proved that our students are indeed high performance learners who think for themselves, make decisions and work towards a common goal, and motivate the younger students. They also presented their findings in a cogent and precise manner. It is great to have yet another Green Flag, but it is even greater to be the Principal of a school that has students of that calibre.”
