"Good practices" implemented within the scope of the "Clean Tomorrow Starts from Schools" Project carried out in cooperation with the Ministry of National Education and OPET will be rewarded. Applications for the competition, in which teachers working in public pre-school, primary school, secondary school and secondary schools in 81 provinces will participate, will be made to school administrations until May 20, 2024. At the end of the competition, the teacher responsible for the project, students and schools for a total of 12 best practices will be rewarded.
The excitement of the Good Practices Competition is experienced in the "Clean Tomorrow Starts from Schools" Project, which was implemented in 2022 in cooperation with the Ministry of National Education and OPET with the aim of a cultural transformation in society regarding cleanliness and hygiene. The competition covers the cleaning and hygiene-themed practices of teachers working in pre-school, primary, secondary and secondary education levels and public schools throughout the country in the 2023-2024 academic year.
APPLICATIONS WILL BE MADE TO SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIONS BY 20 MAY 2024
Applications for the Good Practices Competition within the scope of the Clean Tomorrows Starts from Schools Project, which aims to raise awareness about cleanliness and hygiene among students, teachers, school administrations, school support personnel and parents, can be made to school administrations until May 20, 2024.
Good practice examples identified in 81 provinces and at 4 levels (pre-school, primary school, secondary school and secondary education) will be evaluated by a commission to be established at the Ministry level. As a result of the evaluation, a total of 12 good practices will be determined, including first, second and third grades, at pre-school, primary school, secondary and secondary education levels. Teachers, students and schools involved in the winning projects will be rewarded.
“WE ARE WAITING FOR OUR CHILDREN'S PROJECTS THAT WILL TRANSFORM THE SOCIETY”
Stating that they aim for a cultural transformation that spreads throughout the society in terms of cleanliness and hygiene with the Clean Tomorrows Starts from Schools Project, OPET Board of Directors Founding Member, Nurten Öztürk said, “As OPET, we aim to add value and create benefits to the society with the social responsibility projects we have implemented since our establishment. With the Clean Toilet Campaign, which has been ongoing since 2000, we have raised great awareness on this issue by providing training to more than 12 million people and carrying out joint projects with institutions and organizations. With the Our Business is Clean Project, which we carried out in cooperation with the Ministry of National Education, we not only focused on our sector, but also tried to contribute to the development of our society by creating hygiene standards in businesses. We continue to take this effort even further with our "Clean Tomorrow Starts from Schools" project. "With this project, which we started in collaboration with our Ministry of National Education, our greatest desire is for all our children studying throughout the country to make hygiene awareness a part of their lives, and to carry this perspective to all segments of society and to the future," he said.
IT COVERS ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACROSS TURKEY
The Clean Tomorrows Starts from Schools Project, implemented by the Ministry of National Education and OPET, includes content aimed at raising awareness about the place and importance of cleanliness and hygiene in all areas of life, from personal hygiene to toilet use, environmental cleaning, and ensuring proper hygiene in the environment. In order to raise awareness of children and young people on this issue, video training modules were prepared for teachers working at all levels throughout Turkey via the Teacher Information Network (ÖBA). With these trainings published on ÖBA within the scope of the project, it is aimed to raise awareness among students, teachers, school administrators, school support staff and parents about cleanliness and hygiene. In this context, it is aimed to develop new and creative practices by teachers for the school and its environment, organize social responsibility campaigns, make the gains achieved permanent and disseminate good practice examples throughout the country.