An education movement building a nation of young environmentalists

An education movement building a nation of young environmentalists Language English susiehowells@h… Thu, 14/05/2026 - 15:41 Short title An education movement building a nation of young environmentalists Main image A teacher at a mobile science lab giving a lesson to young learners Year 2025 Node owner [email protected] Alert node owner Off Alert node owner period (in days) 0 Dimensions Dimension title The project Dimension intro text Launched 16 years ago as a pilot in four schools, Tiganokinisi has grown to cover 95% of all schools in Cyprus. The model is elegantly simple: children bring used cooking oil from home, schools collect it in monitored barrels, certified collectors transport it to biodiesel refineries, and the proceeds return to each school to invest in sustainability projects of their choice. But the genius lies in the education wrapped around the logistics. Students learn circular economy principles through hands-on participation: physics, chemistry and essay-writing are all taught through the lens of the programme.AKTI’s Mobile Experimental and Educational Unit brings interactive science demonstrations to schools, reaching over 85,000 students annually...