Our Pledge Green College for Green Bhutan

Areas College Grounds Resource Conservation Work with Community Learning, Awareness

College grounds: Examples: Flower gardens, trees, plants Vegetable garden Natural play areas (e.g. log stumps, rocks for climbing) Outdoor learning spaces Litter-free

Cont. Toilet: Adequate, Clean, Airy, Has water Graffiti Free Walls, No carvings on the trees Clean Drains Clean Classrooms

Cont. Campus as a living laboratory Peaceful, Warm & Calm Proper Waste Disposal

Resource conservation. E.g.: Conserve water, energy: Turn off taps, lights when not in use Reduce waste at source: E.g. no plastics, individual-wrap candies (4Rs) Compost biodegradable scraps for vegetable garden, local farms Recycle paper, glass

Cont. Walk to college, minimize car use, Car pooling Local, sustainable building materials, solar panels Food: Healthy Eating, Zero Wastage (Clean Plate Policy)

Work with Community. Examples: Adopt a stream, or part of forest or river and provide sustained care Draw on local wisdom Order food from local sources Transmit values, practices to homes

Cont. Social Forestry Day Participate in Local Farming Be model for community …. “for a Green Bhutan”

Learning, Awareness. E.g.: Nature field trips – observe, study local ecology, plants, fauna. Feel, touch, appreciate and love nature High level of eco-literacy: climate change, resource degradation and conservation; Himalayan ecology; flaws of GDP and growth; full cost accounting Study best practices worldwide

Cont. Bring natural materials (plants, flowers, etc.) into classroom. Mindful Behaviour. Warm Relationship Healthy Interaction

Cont. Evergreen Teachers: Consistent in their service, always reading and updating. Spiritual

Green College will have all the GNH Values

Infusing GNH into the education system is not adding a new subject but enriching learning, and improving the process of education. It has to do with creating a context and an approach that infuse a GNH consciousness into everything that is learned and taught. This will make the curriculum and learning more enjoyable, more pleasurable, and more relevant. Often there is no clarity on why we teach things, and so learning is inevitably boring. Infusing GNH understanding creates a purpose and goal for teaching and learning to both teachers and students that makes study less burdensome and more enjoyable. -Honourable Prime Minister 26th Dec. 2009