Recycling and environmental protection

Full of enthusiasm, our kindergarten children immersed themselves in the topic of recycling in October with an entrepreneurial project. Parents were asked to support the project by donating plastic bottles to the kindergarten. At the beginning of the project, the children shared their ideas on environmental protection and recycling and created colorful pictures that reflected their knowledge and imagination.

They learned about various recyclable materials and processes and explored the world of recycling in a playful way. Afterwards, the young environmental experts designed colorful posters in groups, which they proudly presented to the other children.

The highlight of the project was the creative activity, during which the children crafted lovingly crafted and fun flowerpots from old plastic bottles and planted them with herbs. At the end of the project, the young entrepreneurs organized their own small marketing campaign, selling their flowerpots for a good cause within the school community. The proceeds from the campaign were used to purchase a new tree for the kindergarten playground—a living symbol of sustainability and the children's shared commitment to their environment.

Environmental awareness was also highlighted in October in the Primary School strengthened: the primary school children collected climate protection miles for the German network Climate Alliance.

Through environmentally conscious behavior, the children collected various miles: blue miles for energy conservation and recycling, green miles for environmentally friendly mobility (e.g., taking the bus or carpooling), and yellow miles for consuming locally produced, climate-friendly food. Each mile was recorded with a colored dot in their digital collection book on the iPads.

The children in 4c collected the most miles, 2,072, and are this year's DISD Climate Protection Champions. A total of 17,057 miles were collected and donated to Climate Alliance. All reported miles will travel to the 19th Climate Change Conference in Baku, where they will be presented alongside the miles collected across Europe.