| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 81.87 |
| Liaison | Rania Assariotaki |
| Submission Date | Feb. 21, 2023 |
The American College of Greece
EN-1: Student Educators Program
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
4.00 / 4.00 |
Ourania
Assariotaki Sustainability Manager Office of Public Affairs |
Number of students enrolled for credit:
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Name of the student educators program (1st program):
A brief description of the student educators program (1st program):
The ACG Sustainability Leaders (SLs) group is a team of student volunteers who participate in diverse activities and events aimed at motivating, inspiring and raising awareness towards a culture of Sustainability both on and off the ACG campus. The mission of the SLs is to raise awareness and engagement of ACG students with sustainability best practices and empower them to become knowledgeable, sensitized and responsible citizens of the world.
SLs participate in activities, such as the ACG Community Service Days, awareness raising campaigns (e.g. #ACGgoesplasticfree and Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!), reforestation of Mount Hymettus, the ACG Farmers' Market, etc.
No prior knowledge or skills on sustainability are required as the SLs go through a training process upon their selection. Part-time or full-time students from all majors are welcome to apply.The organization does not discriminate against any student, faculty, or staff based on race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, handicap, sexual orientation, or other.
SLs are trained by the ACG Sustainability Manager and, on an ad-hoc basis, faculty members from sustainability-related disciplines on basic sustainability knowledge, how to organize sustainability-related events and campaigns (preparation, logistics, promotion), on communication skills when interacting with other members of the community and/or engaging with ACG guests, on monitoring the recycling bins, and administering the CES Herbs Garden (from planting, to tending, to harvesting). All the above transferable skills are mainly used in peer-to-peer educational activities.
Applicants can demonstrate their interest by applying online at the Sustainability@ACG webpage. Recruitment is based on the application process. Following the application, the candidate is notified for an interview with the ACG Sustainability Manager.
A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (1st program):
The target audience of the ACG Sustainability Leaders are ACG students as the main purpose of this program is peer-to-peer education on sustainability.
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A brief description of the student educators program (2nd program):
The SDG Student Program (Sustainable Development Goals Student Program), founded in 2019, is the official student Hub of the Greek charter of the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network. The Deree SDG Student Program is part of the global network of student hubs, where students can come together to learn about, engage with, and take action on the Sustainable Development Goals. Currently, we are working closely with SDSN Greece and SDSN Youth Greece. Students that will be involved will have the opportunity to innovate towards working for the SDGs as the Network supports all student initiatives, form partnerships with United Nations agencies and network with prestigious people. By joining the students will become members of the SDSN Network in Greece. The SDG Coordinator responsible for Deree Campus along with the Program’s members will have the opportunity to realize out of the box events to promote all SDGs.
A brief description of the student educators program’s target audience (2nd program):
The target audience of the ACG Sustainability Leaders are ACG students as the main purpose of this program is peer-to-peer education on sustainability.
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ACG has embraced the vision of a sustainable learning community, which is based on collaboration, integration and interconnectedness within the College (i.e. connections between operations and educational practice; interdisciplinary practices; integration of sustainability principles in academic programs) and between the College and the local community.
ACG has embraced the vision of a sustainable learning community, which is based on collaboration, integration and interconnectedness within the College (i.e. connections between operations and educational practice; interdisciplinary practices; integration of sustainability principles in academic programs) and between the College and the local community.
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