The global Blue Community network also includes first schools, the Blue Schools. The Wolfgang-Ernst-Gymnasium in Büdingen, Germany, became the first Blue School in 2022. (more here) The Blue Community Switzerland also started working on a school cluster.
In June 2023, Blue Community co-founder Maude Barlow could welcome an elementary school in Ottawa, Canada, with the Blue Community award. It is committed to the following principles
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- to teach the protection of our water
- Recognize the human right to water and sanitation
- prohibit the sale of bottled water on school grounds
End of August 2024, the Council of Canadians and Maude Barlow launched the Project Blue Community Schools and a brand-new project website. See the information here on our Blue News.
Each Blue School is free to choose specific measures to respect the three core Blue Community principles. Here are a few ideas:
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- All pupils receive a reusable water bottle on their first day at school.
- A joint water day is held at the school every year. In addition to teaching about water, there is also space on this day for a creative and playful approach to the topic.
- A poster with a snappy slogan encouraging the consumption of tap water is placed next to every tap in the school.
- All pupils visit the local public water service supply once.
- The pupils make contact with pupils from other Blue Schools.
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