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(File pix) SSB Eco Team ran MyFinMyLife Campaign during the Goal Academy Family Day. Pix courtesy of Sekolah Sri Bestari
(SSB) Kuala Lumpur

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By SCHOOL TIMES (/authors/school-times) - May 2, 2017 @ 9:12am

TEACHERS serve many roles in the classroom. they set the tone of their
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providing structure and flexibility through its methodology and eco-themes. PDS0A8mGzCaGjk5Bv1egS8gDprE
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the ESP challenges students to engage in tackling environmental problems at /ZTTNeARIkIvqme8nQje_RNxMk
their school level where they can see tangible results, encouraging them to kZohytrSpOTsXaT0DVe98mo4Bax
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Eco-Schools programme coordinator of Sekolah Sri Bestari (SSB), Kula VBR6KSCR3aCfBWD_IawFoMgo
Lumpur Shamsul Mutaza said: My interest on the ESP began in 2012 when I 0B8H3VWs98xWwM0Q_0qM23YiP
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environmental management policies of our schools, they feel valued, he Alleged graft at Penang Zakat: 11,
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I heard of ESP in 2012 and saw an opportunity for the school to embark on a
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Elizabeths school has implemented many green initiatives such as rainwater
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harvesting for washing and watering purposes, flower pots made from used
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plastic bottles for hydroponic planting, river clean-up activity at a nearby village
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