{"id":24993,"date":"2025-03-28T09:16:24","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T08:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebridge.sk\/?page_id=24993"},"modified":"2026-01-28T16:03:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T15:03:26","slug":"go-green","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thebridge.sk\/en\/go-green\/","title":{"rendered":"We are a Green School"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n At The Bridge, we prioritize energy conservation, reduce our carbon emissions, embrace vegetarian diets, and support local businesses. We practice waste segregation, avoid disposable utensils, and champion eco-friendly lifestyles. We’re proud to be among the Green Standard Schools, a collective of institutions deeply committed to environmental responsibility.\n <\/div>\n
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As you may know, in 2020 we officially joined and became a member of the prestigious EAQUALS \u2013 the British organization of accredited language teaching organisations and schools. Today, we would like to take this one step further and join the \u201cgreen\u201d community, as we strongly believe that our mission and commitment to the public goes beyond teaching.
\nThough our school has lived by the \u201cgreen rules\u201d for years now, this is our official commitment to the public to make this effort, on paper for everybody to read. Our latest accomplishment is that we became a part of Green Standard School \u2013 we are certified by GSS.
\nI approached our school management with the idea of a green project initiative, and we all agreed that, being a language school, it is an excellent idea to raise awareness about being \u201cgreen\u201d. Our multicultural team put together things we do and chose The Bridge\u2019s \u201cGreen Seven\u201d listed below.
\nWe hope that you, as our reader, will maybe feel inspired to incorporate some (at best all) of these 7 principles into your everyday life as well.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n The Bridge Green Seven<\/span>\n
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\n recycling<\/span>\n Reduce \/ Reuse \/ Recycle<\/h3>\n
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\n REDUCE means to cut back on the amount of waste we generate. \r\nREUSE means to find new ways to use things that otherwise would have been thrown out. \r\nRECYCLE means to turn something old and useless into something new and useful.\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n
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\n Glass is 100% recyclable and can be reused countless times. If we don\u2019t recycle it, it will stay in the environment forever. Aluminum cans are 100% recyclable and can be back on the shelf as a new can in 2 months. Recycling one ton of paper saves 17 trees. Plastic can take 500 years to decompose.\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>
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