The Sustainable Schools Award is an initiative of Santillana, the Organization of Iberoamerican States for Education, Science and Culture (OIS) and Fundación Santillana, which seeks to identify, make visible and recognize the schools most committed to sustainability.
The first edition was held in 2023, in which more than 1,100 ESG projects from schools in Mexico, Colombia, and Brazil participated. All of them are available for consultation on the contest’s website, with the aim of giving them visibility and that they can serve as inspiration for other schools in the region.
The GRANJA-ESCUELA AMALAKA – (GEA) Agro-environmental Technical Educational Institution, from Colombia, was the international winner with its project “Conserve to transform”, an initiative that promotes the protection and conservation of the environment through agroecology, scientific research, and environmental education.
The jury’s verdict was announced at the international awards ceremony, an event held in Mata de São João (Bahia, Brazil), where best practices in sustainability, such as the use of reusable bottles and cups, recyclable paper and eco-friendly gifts, were applied.
