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This Sustainability Hub is where members of the UNIS community can find information related to our sustainability resources, projects and events. This site is updated by student, staff and faculty members of our sustainability committee and related student groups.
If you have questions related to sustainability initiatives at UNIS please contact: sustainabilitycommittee@unishanoi.org
If you have questions related to sustainability initiatives at UNIS please contact: sustainabilitycommittee@unishanoi.org
PROJECTS of 2023-24
On-Campus:
Unpacking the Sustainability Audit
Enforcing the current projects: Sustainability Hub; Donation Hub
Off-Campus:
Educational community engagement
UNIS Grow Green
Training on Sustainability:
Workshop on Teaching and learning for a sustainable world
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROJECTS
Kids Run the Earth
Following the success of the children's running event - KIDs RUN the EARTH in 2023, this year UNIS Hanoi continues to collaborate with the Tay Ho People's Committee and Vu Media to organize the annual running event for children - KIDs RUN the EARTH 2024 with the spirit of running for health and wellness and raising public awareness about limiting the use of vehicles that emit harmful emissions and cause environmental pollution.
At the event, driven by the aspiration to cultivate a sustainable future alongside our young participants, UNIS Hanoi will donate 300 seed-planting kits to the young runners. This thoughtful gift aims to impart important values such as perseverance and initiative to our children. Moreover, it emphasizes the understanding that nurturing a tree not only contributes to greenery but also fosters fresh air and energy for the benefit of humanity.
In addition, UNIS Hanoi will also accompany the Run Organizers in reducing plastic waste into the environment. All single-use plastic bottles and stuff generated during the race after being collected by the volunteers will be cleaned, sorted and transferred to the UNIS Hanoi Recycling Hub and then transferred to the school’s recycling partner to produce useful products from recycled plastic such as tables, chairs, cabinets, trash bins, etc.
Race detail:
Time: Saturday 13 April, 2024
Location: Trinh Cong Son Walking Street
Scale: 1000 kids from 4 - 15 years old
Distance: 750m - 3km
"UNIS GROW GREEN": Planting Seeds of Sustainability and Giving Back
At UNIS, our students "grow up green" which formed the name for this project. We aim to plant 35,000 trees around the country as a contribution to the "Billion Trees" project announced by the Prime Minister of Viet Nam in 2021. It will also be launched by the Sustainability Committee as a project to celebrate UNIS Hanoi's 35th birthday.
Saturday, April 6, was a day of unity, growth, and giving back at UNIS Hanoi. 60 enthusiastic staff, parents, and students joined the "UNIS Grows Green" tree planting trip to Khang Nhat Middle and High School in Tuyen Quang.
Building on the success of the UNIS Hanoi Botanical Garden, we hope to spread our students' love of learning about gardening and nature to Khang Nhat's students. From flora to fruit, 200 trees were planted by our community members in the local school's brand-new garden areas. Each tree symbolises UNIS Hanoi's commitment to sustainability and our shared responsibility to protect our planet.
In alignment with SDG4 Quality Education, UNIS Hanoi also supported Khang Nhat in enhancing their educational resources with 15 used laptops and 1 used printer. In addition, 20 outstanding students at Khang Nhat received our UNiquelyUNIS gift bags as a token of recognition for their hard work and dedication to study.
Shout out to all student, parent and staff gardeners on this meaningful community trip! Thank you for joining us in supporting sustainability and life-long education. We can make the world a better place together!
#UNISHanoi #UNiquelyUNIS #LearnGrowThrive #LearningToInspire #UNSchool #UNISValuesCommunity #UNISValuesResponsibility
VENUE: KHANG NHAT Middle and High School (in Tuyen Quang province, a mountainous region, 100 km far from Hanoi). 15,000 m2, 650 students, 40 staff and teachers
Date: 6 Apr 2024
Scope:
Botanic garden (200m2)
Orchard garden (500m2)
Tree planting on Tuyen Quang TV.mp4"UNIS GROW GREEN" Tree Planting Event on Tuyen Quang Television
Comprehensive partnership between UNIS Hanoi and Tay Ho DOET for QUALITY EDUCATION in TAY HO
UNIS Hanoi proudly signed a partnership agreement with the Tay Ho Department of Education and Training yesterday, Tuesday 23 May. The two parties agree to jointly support and develop the Tay Ho district's education sector across multiple areas for the next three years.
Speaking at the event, Ms Jane McGee, our Head of School stated: ”After 35 years, UNIS Hanoi is a role model to inspire the community, to influence and create sustainable development solutions - for a better world. One of our six values is “Community”: we value community - we care, we respect and we ensure that everybody is included. By signing this comprehensive partnership agreement with Tay Ho Department of Education and Training today, we hope to make our support for the education sector of the district where we are located, both sustainable and official.”
On this occasion, UNIS Hanoi proudly donated five awards to preschool teachers and thirty to academically gifted students in the 2022-2023 school year.
Learn more: https://buff.ly/3oqWJPs
The Compass Education Workshop - Level 1: Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable World which is organized by UNIS Hanoi Sustainability Committee and Compass Education. In this workshop, participants will explore the challenges and means of integrating sustainability values, principles and practice into education – within schools and the wider context of community learning. Special emphasis is placed on the use of systems thinking to enhance approaches to sustainability education.
This workshop offers a free opportunity of professional development on sustainability for not only UNIS staff/teachers but also UNIS's service learning partners and Local school leaders.
Dates: May 10-11, 2024 (Friday & Saturday)
Time: 8:30 - 16:00
Venue: B7 Community Room (Lunch and refreshments will be provided)
ON-CAMPUS PROJECTS
DONATION HUB at UNIS HANOI
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Almost anything can be recycled. So take those unused books, equipment, teaching materials, children’s toys and the good condition unused stuff and donate them. Even your older working appliances. They will surely find a new home and you will have helped to brighten the day of someone who needs them.
The Donation Hub project is initiative of UNIS Sustainability Committee with the aim of collecting and centralizing the unused stuff but in good condition around the school and share them with the people/organization who are in need.
A standard procedure are setting up and expected to launch out in 2nd semster this school year.
UNIS HANOI SUSTAINABILITY AUDIT
This school year, the UNIS Sustainability Committee in partnership with Compass Education, a non-profit organization focusing on education for sustainability, will start the UNIS' 3rd sustainability audit. This process will support us in continuing to develop sustainability action plans that support our school’s mission and provide valuable data for future initiatives.
The process contains 5-parts that frames our ongoing work & includes visioning, developing indicators, gathering data, identifying leverage for positive change, planning and taking action.
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