Arenas Internacional School, recognized as the only center in Lanzarote with environmental certification, has taken a new step in its commitment to sustainability by being distinguished with the European Aquamarine School, awarded by the European Network of Blue Schools.
This achievement, achieved so far in Lanzarote only by Arenas Internacional School, represents a recognition of the efforts of the center and its educational community in promoting environmental awareness and ocean education.
The 'Aquamarine Blue School' certification is the second level of a series of recognitions granted by the European Network of Blue Schools, which distinguishes educational centers for their commitment to projects related to the sea and oceans.
Arenas Internacional School joins this network achieving the intermediate level, after more than two years working on awareness and education projects on the importance of marine ecosystems, with the purpose of reaching the category of 'Ultramarine Blue School', destined for those schools that maintain a sustained effort for more than five years.
Last year, the center presented its candidacy for certification by attaching the 'Aula del Mar' project, developed in the four educational stages of the school:
Infant, Primary, Secondary and Baccalaureate. These initiatives included activities related to the identification of marine species and ecosystems, the study of the interaction between human beings and oceans, as well as awareness campaigns on the problems that affect these habitats.
This academic year, Arenas Internacional School reaffirms its environmental commitment through new projects focused on the oceans and the conservation of the species that inhabit them. With the focus on environmental education and collective action, students will actively participate in activities ranging from ecosystem research to raising awareness about the importance of protecting marine habitats.
Arenas Internacional School, a member of the ECOSCHOOLS network of ACADE, thus maintains its purpose of forming a new generation of responsible citizens committed to sustainability.