EURONET 50/50 MAX
in figures

525

primary and secondary schools from

13

European countries implement the 50/50 methodology

98 891

pupils and

7 038

teachers undertake efforts to save at least

8%

of energy consumed in their schools

109

European municipalities use the 50/50 tools and

84

of them participated in our training sessions

56

municipalities extend the 50/50 action to other public buildings

155

local strategies and

26

educational strategies include the 50/50 concept

41

EU-level initiatives support the 50/50 Network

29

project observers regularly follow the project and its activities

408

local, regional and national authorities were contacted to include the 50/50 concept in their strategies

797

persons participated in the 50/50 promotional and dissemination events

Final 50/50 celebration of the school year 2014-2015 in the Province of Huelva

Details

The event, which was organised to award children for their hard work to save energy in the school year 2014/2015, was celebrated during the Enviroment World Day and within the framework of the EUSEW 2015. It was organised in close collaboration with the project observers (the Sustainability Department of the University of Huelva, the Provincial Energy Agency of Huelva and Europe Direct Huelva), who made its organisation possible.

Within the event, members of the energy teams created in Huelva\'s schools, held their own "1st Schools\' Meeting" taking place in the University of Huelva and aiming at dissemination and exchange of experience, results and actions taken in their schools during 2014/2015 to improve energy efficiency and to encourage more environmentally-friendly and sustainable use of energy resources.

Organised activities included "experience-sharing theatre", entertainmnet by animators and two outdoor activities - an energy gymkhana and a solar cooking workshop, where children could learn how to prepare meals using parabolic solar cookers and solar ovens.