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SUSTAINABILITY

Sustainability is most often defined as meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet theirs.

It has three main pillars: economic, environmental and social.

The Alice Smith School and the Foundation are excited to share with you our new plans focused on creating a sustainable future for our children, the environment and the community. The Alice Smith School supports sustainability in these nine core eco-areas:

Source: "Our Common Future", United Nations Brundtland Commission Report, 1987

Making green our priority

Since the launch of the green project, the #BeRemarkable Sustainability Campaign in November 2019 at the Eco-Community Day, the campaign has made significant headways throughout the school’s learning structure and enhancing the quality of our environment. It supports the four pillars of the school’s sustainability journey, in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals- our School as a role model, curriculum content, student actions and community collaboration.

The Give Life, Adopt-a-Tree programme:

100% of the plants are fully adopted at the Primary Campus, Jalan Bellamy and 75% at the Secondary Campus, Equine Park. Our generous community has adopted 378 plants at both campuses. Approximately 744 matured trees are needed just to offset 1 year's worth of impact*. Clearly, we have more work to do. If you are interested to further help support this campaign, we still have 25% of plants that are waiting to be adopted at the Secondary Campus. Know more about this programme here.

Special appreciation goes to the Free Tree Society, for providing us with the advice and guidance as well as becoming our first contributor to the Give Life programme.

Source: https://onetreeplanted.org/blogs/stories/planting-trees-offsets-carbon

Recycling Projects: In partnership with Kloth Cares (fabric recycling) and ERTH (e-waste recycling) to create awareness on fabric recycling and electronic waste disposal, ongoing recycling drives are held.

Clean Energy-Solar Panel programme:

Funds raised goes to supporting the clean energy initiative with the installation of solar panels in school. The 210 units of solar panels on the rooftop of our Indoor Sport Hall at the Secondary Campus produce an average solar energy production of 7,000 kwh per month. The projected average electrical usage is equivalent to a savings of up to RM3,000 of consumption per month. Investing in clean power, expanding our green infrastructure provides a clean and more efficient energy consumption on campus.

Learn Sustainability Library: Funds are raised to build a Sustainability Book Corner at the Primary Campus and towards the purchase of books, eBooks and eAudio-books for the Secondary Campus library. This project will help educate and enrich our community, to encourage their own sustainable journey at home and in turn contribute towards achieving sustainability goals for the environment.

Our Notice Board

We frequently update the need-to-know information on our KLASS Eco Notice Board. This can range from Competitions to Fascinating talks, involving several, important members of different Eco Organisations.

Thank you to everyone who have joined and supported us during the Eco-Community Day on 2nd November 2019. Look into our Flickr album on the left to see photos from the event.

Our journey continues! With our emphasis on Learn Sustainability, Talk Sustainability and Do Sustainability, there are abundant opportunities for you to be remarkable and make a difference! Join us on our journey of environmental stewardship.

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