Self Assessment of Circularity in Eco-Schools

Eco-Schools Project Advancing Circular Economy is an attempt to strengthen education for Circular Economy through implementing basic principles that support a regenerative system . The Self-Assessment is designed to help you to check the level of circularity in your school and identify actions that can be initiated as part of Eco-Schools programme. The assessment is designed to categories a school in one of the following categories:

  • E-SPACE Champion School that has demonstrated implementation of the principles.
  • E-SPACE Aspirational School is in the process of implementation of actions that will increase circularity in the school.
  • E-SPACE Startup School has set up an action plan for implementation.
  • E-SPACE Planner School is aware of the actions and is looking forward to starting the journey.

The data collected in self-assessment will be processed as per General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR). We will use the responses to do an analysis of Eco-Schools Globally and develop resources to strengthen Education for Advancing Circular Economy. The contact details provided will help us reach you to seek more information or clarity. Survey framework guides to assess the level of Circularity in an Eco-Schools. Schools will receive E- certificates.

Please give a response based on the best Information available with you.

Part A – Please tell us about your School
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Part B – Self Assessment of Circularity

While answering the survey questions make sure that you consider at least 50% of students at the age of 14 demonstrating a perception, knowledge or behaviour.

1. Circular Economy Education

Students Knowledge of Essential Learnings in Circular Economy

2. Knowledge about Linear, Recycling and Circular Economy

3. Technical (Human made) and Biological (Natural) resources

4. Decisions Criteria to Advance Circularity (High to Low Hierarchy of the 5Rs) - Refuse and Reduce; Reuse; Recycle and Recover

5. Principles of Circular Economy

6. Examples of products based on levels of circularity (Linear, Recycling, Circular)

Students Competencies

7. Strategies for advancing Circular Economy

Students Disposition

8. Participation in activities and events to know more about Circular Economy

Behaviors and Participation

9. Students taking actions

10. Students efforts in raising awareness

School provide Food

Food Consumption in School

11. Is the food organic?

12. Is the food vegetarian?

13. Packaging of food purchased

14. How is food sourced?

15. How much of the food is wasted?

If no Do children bring food from Home?

16. Food is

17. Vegetarian

18. Food waste

Water Source and Handling

19. How is water packaged?

20. How is Grey Water disposed off in school? (Handwash and Kitchen water)

21. What are the efforts to save water?

22. What is the status of water harvesting in your school?

Greening

23. What is the status of greening?

24. How is plant waste - leaves etc. disposed off?

Waste management

25. What is the status of composting?

26. What is the status of collection and segregation/sorting of waste?

27. What is the status of recycling?

Paper sourcing and use

28. What is the policy on use of paper?

29. What is the policy on sustainable sourcing?

Transport Systems

30. Does your students walk or bike to school?

31. What is the status of use of shared transport– trains, buses, car pooling etc.?

32. What is the status of ownership of school transport?

Computers, peripherals and other Consumables

33. What is the purchase policy in school?

34. What is the practice to buy reusable/refillable products?

35. What is the criteria on buying products with long life?

36. Does the school buy products that can be exchanged?