Every student from the 6th through 11th grade can register on the distance learning platform and participate in the EcoSchool project.
The objective of the EcoSchool project is to bring together the youth around ecological values, promote an environmentally friendly lifestyle and build a culture of saving resources and energy.
Attending EcoSchool, students can learn about such topics as energy saving, climate change and biodiversity by playing board and action eco-games. They learn the basics of project management and develop eco-projects for their schools.
To join a project one should submit an individual application and form a team, individually go through all stages of learning, finish the team homework and submit an eco-project for the contest.
Classes will be held remotely. The students will be able to attend 12 lectures, take tests and send us their home assignments. Also, interesting webinars with top Ukrainian environmental experts will be held during the school year.
The top three eco-projects from schools will receive financial support for their implementation from JSC Farmak. All participants will receive gifts and certificates from the organizers.
This is the second year Farmak has been implementing the EcoSchool project. During this period over 200 school students from Kyiv and Shostka completed their studies and change their attitude towards the environment. They became ambassadors of environmental culture in Ukraine.
Today, we want to provide the same opportunity to all school students in Ukraine. That is why EcoSchool will take place online. Everyone will be able to obtain knowledge about the environment and ways to make their lives, their school, town, city and Ukraine better.
The world is going green by introducing energy efficient technologies, giving up plastic, using alternative sources of energy. Farmak, as a European company, also adheres to the principles of sustainable development. We make effective pharmaceutical products affordable for all. We care about reducing our environmental impact and work on improving the state of the environment in Ukraine,” emphasized Olena Zubareva, External Communications Manager at JSC Farmak.
Project background
The EcoSchool pilot project was successfully implemented in Shostka, where the API production facility of JSC Farmak is located. Overall, 9 schools from the city participated in the pilot. Within the framework of the project, the students of the 8th to 11th grades took an 8-month educational course on global environmental issues and learned to use their new knowledge in practice.
The best projects aimed at solving ecological issues by a specific school were awarded with mini-grants from JSC Farmak so they could be implemented.
The successful launch of the EcoSchool project provides an opportunity to spread it to different parts of Ukraine, involving drivers of the environmental enlightenment movement, socially responsible business and, most importantly, the passionate and progressive young generation. In 2018, the EcoSchool project was ranked among the Top 20 Social Projects in Ukraine.
In 2019, Farmak expanded the EcoSchool project and involved 10 Kyiv schools. A unique educational and methodical textbook with the most important issues the world is facing today was created for the students. The EcoSchool textbook was approved by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.
