St. Anne?s School established its Eco-Club in 2016. The Club has been working on several sustainable initiatives under three main themes: Energy Conservation, Biodiversity and Litter & Waste Management. Over the past three years we have established school-wide energy conservation policies such as turning off lights and fans when they are not in use. We have also taken efforts to re-develop and enhance the school?s vegetable garden, landscape with native and non-invasive plants and label trees with their scientific and common names. In November 2018, St. Anne?s was awarded the internationally recognized Green Flag eco-label, the highest award of the Eco-Schools programme due to the success of our conservation activities.

The synergy between our environmental projects has led us to this point. This project has 4 main activities that will move us closer to our goal of having a Climate-Smart Campus. These are:
1. The installation of a 15-kW grid-tied photovoltaic system to supply power to the school Hall.
2. Installation of LED lighting in the school Hall to improve energy efficiency.
3. Enhancement of our school?s vegetable garden using climate-smart agroecological practices.
4. Execution of environmental awareness capacity building community outreach activities that engage the school and wider community.

The installation of a grid-tied photovoltaic system will be our first step towards creating a low-carbon, energy-efficient campus. It will reduce our contribution to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and our dependence on fossil fuels. With a grid tied, net-metered system we will be able to feed power back to the grid, especially during the summer months when school is closed, and electricity usage is minimal. This has the potential to bring significant financial savings to the school.