3 schools receive Green Awards

GEORGE NEWS - Several schools in George received some Green Awards last week for their dedicated participation in the Landmark Leopard Foundation’s Green Schools Programme through successful recycling projects.

The Green Award was created with the idea of recognising and thanking schools for their commitment and dedication to the community, the environment and animal welfare in George. Monica Vaccaro manages the programme for the foundation.

Schools are encouraged to become more conscious of the world around them and become more active in environmental preservation. The programme is aimed at mitigating climate change, biodiversity loss and all the factors that influence these issues, such as waste.

The programme is supported by the George Municipality, the Garden Route District Municipality and various waste recycling agents in George, such as LGE Waste and Henque Waste.

Vaccaro and Cllr Erika Brown of the George Municipality’s Community Services section handed over the awards.

The schools or clubs that received the 2025 Green Awards are:

Up with Downs School
• Green School Project Green Award

Up with Downs School’s Niki Carstens (fifth from left) with a dedicated green learner team and Monica Vaccaro (fourth from right) and Cllr Erika Brown (second from right). Photo supplied

Glenwood House School
• Green School Project Green Award
• Green Club Award for responsible environmental stewardship through promoting sustainability, raising awareness and taking meaningful action.
• Crèches Project Green Award to Little Glens.

The handover of the Green School Project Green Award. From left are Monica Vaccaro, Desmond Zeelie (Glenwood House School principal), Anneke Mulder (teacher and co-ordinator of the Green Club) and Erika Brown. Photo supplied

George Preparatory School
• Crèches Project Green Award
• Green School Project Green Award.
Schools interested to join the Green Schools Programme from next year may contact Vaccaro at monica@landmark.org.za.

The handover of the Green Award for George Preparatory. Here are Diane Venter, Margot Kotzé (Grade R head of department), Monica Vaccaro, Linda Jordaan (school principal) and Cllr Erika Brown.

The Creches Project Green Award handed over to George Preparatory's Diane Venter (left) and Margot Kotzé (Grade R head of department) by Monica Vaccaro and Cllr Erika Brown (right). Photo supplied