Impact of the Eco-Schools Program on “Education for Sustainable Development” in Turkey

TURCEV (Environmental Education Foundation of Turkey) has been running a ‘green schools program’ named ‘Eco-Schools program’ in Turkey since 1995. TURCEV complies with the regulations of the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE). The Eco-Schools program aims at pre, elementary, and middle schools in order to educate the children about environmental consciousness, environmental management, and sustainable development. Studies conducted on eco-schools since 2005 report that, both in Eco-Schools and non-program schools, children are learning about the elements of Education for Sustainable Development through a variety of approaches but there are problems in reflecting them in behaviours.