Monika Amunyela

Augustineum Secondary School’s High Performance Centre has launched a new environmental programme called ‘My Class, My Block, My Environment’, aimed at encouraging cleanliness and raising environmental awareness.

The programme targets not only learners but also teachers, the Learners’ Representative Council (LRC) and the Environmental Committee.

The monthly challenge will cover all six school blocks and evaluate factors such as classroom cleanliness, surrounding areas, waste management practices and overall consistency in maintaining a clean learning environment to promote participation and healthy competition.

The teams will receive monthly rankings.

The first clean up activity will take place on 30June 2026 from 13h30 to 14h30.

The initiative was inspired by environmental issues like littering, inadequate waste management, low environmental awareness and insufficient resources to fund such programmes.

Taimi Imene, representing the school, said the initiative aims to foster a culture of ownership and encourage positive behavioural change among learners.

“Our goal is to empower learners to become responsible custodians of their environment,” she added.

Through the initiative, they hope to strengthen awareness of waste management and recycling.

“We want every learner to understand that keeping the school clean is not the responsibility of a few individuals but a shared commitment,” she said.

The programme also seeks to address the lack of knowledge about the principles of reducing, reusing and recycling waste by monitoring how learners participate in the programme, how they dispose of waste, whether they continue to litter, and the overall cleanliness of the school environment once the initiative begins.

Community partners and sponsors from Khomasdal will also be invited to support the initiative by providing materials, environmental awareness activities and learner recognition programmes.

–mamunyela@nepc.com.na

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