Gozo College Xewkija Primary School, has for the third time, been awarded the prestigious international ‘Green Flag Award.’

Members of the EkoSkola Committee from the school were presented with this award by the Minister for Gozo Dr Anton Refalo, during the annual EkoSkola Seminar held at Qala Primary School on Friday.

The Green Flag award is an international recognition awarded to eco-schools who promoted an environmental and sustainable developmental education in their schools.

The Eco Schools programme was launched in Malta in 2002 by Nature Trust (Malta) as the Malta representative of FEE. The programme is now being run in the majority of the schools in Malta and Gozo, making it one of the biggest and most successful environmental programmes in the Maltese Islands.

The EkoSkola is about empowering students in the running of this programme thus ensuring that our islands will have more responsible citizens in the future. The aim of Eco-Schools is to raise students’ awareness of sustainable development issues thought classroom study and community action.

The Gozo College Xewkija Primary EkoSkola Committee, which was formed by the majority of children and also includes members of the staff and the local community, said it “strived day in and day out in promoting environmental and healthy habits for all the school community.”

Gozo College Xewkija Primary addee that for the past two years, “its incessant green initiatives have been rewarded by a number of achievements. This success was also a result of the joint venture and cooperation of the Gozo College, Xewkija Parish, Xewkija Local Council and all NGOs as well as the preceeding head of school Mr Saviour Tabone.”

The Committee will now meet and discuss the celebration of this Special day in the coming days with all the school community.

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