CEBC Carbon Footprint Competition

Just a reminder that for the months of April and May we are aiming to reduce our carbon footprint in order to win SOLAR PANELS from our great friends at CEBC Schools Environmental Protection Program!  (Here is a link to our original announcement)

Even if we don't win it will still be important to follow these recommendations from the CEBC SEPP!

Eco Month : FASHION SHOW !

We at RWA love, love, love our ANNUAL RECYCLED FASHION SHOW! 

This year we spiced it up by inviting people to include COSPLAY character costumes made from recycled materials.

Students from KG1 to Grade 12 participated! As always it was a great success!

> PRIMARY ROCKS IT!

>KG1 COSPLAY KINGS!

>AWESOME!

 >BEAUTY QUEENS!

Eco Month : Bottle Collection

A challenge we have faced at RWA is ensuring that our plastic water bottles are recycled...
(we encourage re-usable water bottles, but are still working for more of this in action - until then... )

We have partnered with our good friends at SUEZ Environmental to get a beautiful and VISIBLE recycling cage. The bottle collection cage is more visually encouraging to students to use, and the collection will be done especially for our school by SUEZ.

> Installation!

 > Everyone recycled!

 > The E-Team shows us how it's done!

>Nice Shot!

 > YES!

Eco Month : EARTH DAY!

Earth Day fell on 22 April 2016 - A Friday, so we at RWA celebrated on Thursday the 21st!

We had so many activities it is hard to show them all here! 

Earth Day celebrated in Primary by singing RWA Eco code song, writing a pledge and making Greenclass agreements!  Students and teachers had t-shirt making, dressed in green, and kept the lights out all day!

YAY RWA! 

GREEN CLASSROOM PLEDGES

ADDING PERSONAL PLEDGES TO THE WALL DISPLAY

SINGING THE ECO CODE SONG! 

Earth Day! 

PARENTS GOT INVOLVED IN PLANTING! 

SHOWING OFF OUR T-SHIRTS!

SHOWING OUR GREEN SPRITS! 

Eco Month : COIN ART !

Each year at RWA the month of April is dedicated to all things ECO!

We kicked it off this year with our annual COIN ART display, which was a way to raise awareness and to raise money for our Eco-garden and Fashion Show.

Unit of Inquiry in Primary School

One of the best parts of our PYP and MYP curriculum is the UNIT OF INQUIRY activities. Students are encouraged to do all sorts of projects related to their interests - - math, art, writing, reading.

This holistic approach explicitly incorporates environmental issues like biodiversity and pollution. Here is one of our KG1 students who has made a display of Clean and Dirty things he found at the beach in Dubai and Animals that he saw there.

This group of fourth graders were exploring surveys and statistics. They surveyed their fellow classmates about BIODIVERSITY AWARENESS. This was the MOST POPULAR theme in this project! Different teams asked about specific species, protections, charity organisations, and actions that their fellow students had taken to protect wildlife. 

Clean Energy Business Council Schools Program

Engaging with the Dubai Environmental Community is so important.  We love participating in the CEBC Schools Program. (Check out all the cool stuff they do with that link there.) It connects us with other schools in a great spirit of competitions.

Ms. Sarah De Clercq presented RWA with a certificate of participation for the RECYCLED FOREST display (see post below). Here is a link to ALL the schools who participated in the competition.  WHAT WONDERFUL PROJECTS for the many schools.

Check out the CEBC Competition Page to see RWA and other schools activities!

Energy Use SUCESS!

RWA would like to highlight the great work of our FACILITIES TEAM, headed by Mr. Andrew Johston, who have implemented the BMS = or Building Management Systems, which helps manage the energy usage on our campus.

We compared data from last winter to this winter and we have reduced our per capita energy use by about 50%... And that includes a new addition of classrooms, more students, more science labs, and more computers and equipment!

We need YOU!

It is our greatest pleasure to announce that RWA is participating in the 

GreenHouseGas audit / competition 
(links to competition details page)

that will be calculated by V4 advisors, in collaboration with the 

Clean Energy Business Council and Tanweer Solar Energy Technology.

GOAL: Reduce RWA energy use during APRIL and MAY 2016 more than any other school! 

PRIZE: Solar Power System for the school (holy cow!)

Now, We're a little nervous, because it's getting warmer, so we might be tempted to use more energy.

BUT,  Since last year, we have already seen what YOU can do! 

Overall, we have already reduced our energy usage per student by almost 50%.

SO 

WE 

NEED 

YOU 

TO STEP IT UP A LITTLE MORE! 

• Keep the A/C at 24 degrees.
• Shut doors when the A/C is on.
• Use natural light when you can.
• Turn off the lights when they aren't needed.
• Turn off computers, projectors, and machines.

During the months of May and April we will be monitoring our energy use closely and we hope to measure a big decrease in energy consumption. 

We are competing against other schools, so we have to commit and stick to it! 

The school that has been successful and reduced their Carbon Footprint with the highest percentage, during those 2 months (April 1->May 31, 2016) , shall win the competition and shall be winning: 

-      Solar Panels (Solar World German Brand) 4 Panels.

-      1 KW on Grid Inverter (SMA, ABB, Ingeteam, Solar World).

-      Solar Bloc, Innovated Concrete Foundation Spanish Brand- 5 Nos. Tanweer Sole agent in the MENA.

-      Cables, Breakers & Container Box.

KG1 Gardening

Even our tiniest cuties get into the GREEN theme at RWA! 

Our KG1 classes have been busy growing flowers and grasses for their last PYP unit on seasons.