SPARE is an international school project that has been run by the Norwegian Society for the Conservation of Nature since 1996.Through SPARE pupils learn how to use energy and resources efficiently. Active SPARE schools conduct education on sustainable use of energy and resources, implement practical measures on energy efficiency or renewable energy, and finally inform the neighbourhood about their achievements.
The educational activities in each country are coordinated by national NGOs, who also promote education on energy and environment into the national educational plans as well as simple technologies for energy efficiency and use of renewable energy sources. Several thousand schools in so far 16 countries work with the SPARE educational programme.
SPARE educational material is aimed at pupils aged 10-14, and is developed by environmental NGOs and teachers through more than 10 years of active use in schools. The main implementation strategy is adaptation of teacher guides and methodologies for each country, as well as training of teachers. Teacher training is often made in cooperation with institutions for retraining of teachers.
School activities have proven to be an efficient channel for energy information and promoting energy efficiency in households. On the basis of SPARE, national NGO coordinators, schools and other partners cooperate for development and implementation of simple low cost energy efficiency and renewable energy measures at schools and in private homes. SPARE has many partners in different countries, from ministries of education and environment, institutes for retraining of teachers, local administrations, UNDP and other local donors and organisations.
You are welcome to join in as partners in promoting sustainable energy!
New countries are also welcome!
International coordination:
Norges Naturvernforbund (Friends of the Earth - Norway)
Yngvild Lorentzen (spare@naturvern.no),
Phone: +47 66901508, Fax +47 66901509
Postal address: Bruksvn. 17b , N-1390 VOLLEN, Norway
Friends of the Baltic (Russia)
Olga Senova (russia@spareworld.org)
Phone/fax: +7 812 4280658
Postal address: P.O.Box 21, Chebyshevskaya 14/1, Petrodvorets - St.Petersburg, 198504, Russia
