The Greenies

Who are the Greenies?

The Greenies is a group of students in the Primary School (PYP) that strives to increase awareness regarding climate change and sustainability. They meet once a week at lunch time and the group is led by Simon Watkin, PYP 2 teacher.

A Greenies meeting

Previous Greenies Projects at CIS:

• Conducted a survey of CIS teachers, asking them how much they knew about conserving energy, and what they did about it;
• Instituted a "foil-free week" to save foil, which is not biodegradable in landfills.

The Greenies interviewing Samantha Fern, PYP Deputy Principal

Upcoming Greenies Projects at CIS:

• Useful items are being made out of packaging waste.  Items include pencil holders made out of empty yogurt containers and bird feeders made out of empty milk cartons. The items will be be displayed during the UN Day Focus on Climate, October 23, 2009, at the Frederiksberg Rådhus on behalf of KUKS, the Cultural Confederation of Foreign Societies.

Making bins for re-usable and recyclable paper                   Presenting bins to Heikki Soini, PYP Principal       

More Information?

• Check out the Greenies Blog at http://www.cispypgoongreen.blogspot.com.

 PYP 1 making binoculars from toilet paper rolls                PYP 3 studying how much electricity various machines use