Eco transformation of educational organisations - a case of Faculty of Education at University of LjubljanaKostanjevec, Stojan (Avtor) environmental educationeco-schoolFaculty of Education The Faculty of Education in Ljubljana is the first Slovene faculty participating in the Ecoschools international programme, the goal of which is to encourage awareness of sustainable development among students and employees. The faculty established a programme board, who examined the environmental conditions of the faculty. Based on this examination, they designed a work programme that includes activities referring to sustainable attitude towards the use of energy and water, waste management, transport, the health and the well-being of students and employees. Their special attention was focused on ensuring biodiversity. Within the programme, the faculty introduced a system of separate waste collection, which resulted in decreased waste quantity and expenses for the municipal cleansing service. The users of the faculty building are encouraged, with various slogans, to reduce the use of electricity, water and paper. Various campaigns of collecting reusable materials (clothes, toys, plastic bottle caps) have been organised. Biodiversity has been ensured by planting new plants around the Faculty and by eradicating invasive plants. The employees can borrow bicycles for short distance travels. Consumption of Slovene and locally grown food is promoted through our participation in the Dan slovenske hrane (The day of Slovene food) and Tradicionalni slovenski zajtrk (Traditional Slovene breakfast) projects. In terms of the mission of the Faculty of Education, the environmental contents are part of some subjects in various study programmes and inter-subject connections are encouraged as well. In 2014, the Faculty received an international award a green flag that represents – institutions actively supporting the environment and fulfilling FEE (the Foundation for Environmental Education) international criteria.20152015-12-30 13:39:08Neznano80004slPravice za nadaljnjo uporabo so navedene v kolofonu nadrejene monografije: "All rights reserved. By indicating the author and publication details the work may be reproduced, distributed or published, for non-commercial purposes only. Work may not be modified or commercially used". (Datum opombe: 14. 8. 2025)