{"id":17106,"date":"2026-06-12T14:46:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T13:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/?page_id=17106"},"modified":"2026-06-16T10:21:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T09:21:30","slug":"primary-school-a-of-agios-athanasios-limassol","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/index.php\/primary-school-a-of-agios-athanasios-limassol\/","title":{"rendered":"Agios Athanasios A\u2019 Primary School, Limassol\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"17106\" class=\"elementor elementor-17106\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7b3211 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7b3211\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e61980c\" data-id=\"e61980c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85ca707 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85ca707\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A Whole-School Journey Towards Plastic-Free Living<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cSchools for Change \u2013 Agios Athanasios: Leading the Plastic-Free Movement\u201d<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0is part of the Keep our Sand and Sea Plastic Free, Destination Zero Waste in Cyprus and Greece project, an initiative by TUI Care Foundation and CSTI, funded by Island Oil Holdings and supported by the Cyprus Environment Foundation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Overview<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559731&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Agios Athanasios A\u2019 Primary School has\u00a0taken\u00a0a comprehensive and sustained approach to reducing single-use plastics and embedding environmental awareness into everyday school life.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Through a combination of education, infrastructure improvements, and hands-on student engagement, the school has developed a strong whole-school model for environmental action. Its journey reflects a commitment not only to learning about plastic pollution, but to actively changing the\u00a0behaviours\u00a0that contribute to it.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Building Environmental Awareness<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The foundation of the school\u2019s engagement began with structured\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SandSeaPlasticFree\/posts\/pfbid0S11fEidnSPBJxry6mYz9CWd9SJXcXHrmy4T7ACyHyDHvCLXezie7Urz95gFyz3qUl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">educational activities<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0focused on plastic pollution, waste generation, and marine ecosystem protection.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Students\u00a0explored:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"24\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The impact of single-use plastics on oceans and coastal environments\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"24\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The lifecycle of plastic and its long-term environmental consequences\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"24\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Practical alternatives to disposable materials in daily life\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">These sessions helped students understand that environmental challenges are not distant\u00a0problems but\u00a0directly connected to everyday habits and choices.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-303e120 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"303e120\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d9f5ca\" data-id=\"4d9f5ca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-678ef52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"678ef52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1010\" height=\"808\" src=\"https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Adobe-Express-file.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17281\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Adobe-Express-file.png 1010w, https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Adobe-Express-file-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Adobe-Express-file-768x614.png 768w, https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Adobe-Express-file-720x576.png 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1010px) 100vw, 1010px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6379d89 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6379d89\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f7eb51\" data-id=\"9f7eb51\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-131693b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"131693b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Turning Awareness into Action<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Following the educational phase, the school\u00a0community\u00a0implemented a series of practical interventions designed to\u00a0contribute to experiential learning,\u00a0behaviour\u00a0shift, and\u00a0reduction\u00a0of\u00a0single-use\u00a0plastics\u00a0within the school environment.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Key\u00a0actions\u00a0included:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"25\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/781129831691495\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Installation of a water refill station<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SandSeaPlasticFree\/posts\/pfbid0bcuzuTY53tmvwJwf4ToTL98GKZvaMMdV6gYMvv96DTUgkDyEwcqxp6musqpW3kKTl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">introduction of reusable water bottles<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"25\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SandSeaPlasticFree\/posts\/pfbid02G1K56iBwkcoDtxJo9LxxtJEhGtFfX9yVB3ec3HUoXkyUYiMNTr8vF9ecczDHj1A4l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Waste audits<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to\u00a0identify\u00a0key sources of\u00a0litter\u00a0and explore\u00a0sustainable\u00a0alternatives<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"25\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SandSeaPlasticFree\/posts\/pfbid0hdt5JeYL9uVHzosvXEkfufWtTL7C6czNtMJmNiBqpi1FsxhL56KHqBu2YEwKd96al\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Beach clean-up activities<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0connecting students with local coastal environments\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"25\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SandSeaPlasticFree\/posts\/pfbid02Q5w69bPyEG6ZJTHrTqMEou6yfCJ6e9VTh3LuPaTdBaQLYhzbJr8wdaEwrCMazS9Yl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Upcycling workshops<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0transforming waste materials into creative outputs<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"25\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Collaborative environmental\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/4598935637056666\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">awareness activities<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0projects\u00a0and efforts<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">These measures moved the school beyond awareness into systemic\u00a0behavioural\u00a0change, embedding reuse and responsibility into daily routines.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c842bde elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c842bde\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15d1f52\" data-id=\"15d1f52\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bd621b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4bd621b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Adobe-Express-file-1-768x614.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-17282\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Adobe-Express-file-1-768x614.png 768w, https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Adobe-Express-file-1-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Adobe-Express-file-1-1024x819.png 1024w, https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Adobe-Express-file-1-720x576.png 720w, https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Adobe-Express-file-1.png 1165w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-34cb08f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34cb08f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9c1166\" data-id=\"f9c1166\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c26687d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c26687d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Impact and Outcomes<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Through its participation in the\u00a0programme, Agios Athanasios A\u2019 Primary School has strengthened its environmental culture and\u00a0established\u00a0long-term\u00a0behavioural\u00a0change among students.\u00a0Teachers and school staff played a key role\u00a0in actively supporting this initiative.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Key\u00a0outcomes\u00a0include:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"28\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Students\u00a0learned about\u00a0plastic pollution\u00a0and received reusable water bottles.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"28\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">They\u00a0participated\u00a0in a waste audit\u00a0to assess the type and quantities of litter,\u00a0identify\u00a0ways to reduce\u00a0waste,\u00a0and develop\u00a0a sustainable action plan.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"28\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Students\u00a0took part\u00a0in a\u00a0beach clean-up, where they learned why\u00a0every small action makes a difference.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"28\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Students created\u00a0artwork\u00a0using\u00a0upcycled plastic.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"28\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A closing event was held during which the artwork was unveiled, and the\u00a0initiative\u2019s\u00a0activities and achievements were presented.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Agios Athanasios A\u2019 Primary School\u00a0demonstrates\u00a0how structured environmental education, when combined with practical action\u00a0and sustained engagement, can lead to meaningful and lasting change.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As part of the\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Schools\u00a0for\u00a0Change<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0initiative, the school continues to play an active role in shaping a generation that is more aware, more responsible, and more engaged in protecting the environment, both within the school and beyond its walls.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559685&quot;:720}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cdcc53f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cdcc53f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0060724\" data-id=\"0060724\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8c972f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8c972f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An Initiative by<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26d386c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26d386c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b7d850\" data-id=\"9b7d850\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fccc41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9fccc41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"117\" src=\"https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/CB_TUI_CARE-FOUNDATION_ST_WT_3C-720x281-1-300x117.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-14073\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/CB_TUI_CARE-FOUNDATION_ST_WT_3C-720x281-1-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/CB_TUI_CARE-FOUNDATION_ST_WT_3C-720x281-1.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1e228e\" data-id=\"d1e228e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7de4c98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7de4c98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"117\" src=\"https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Logo_20Years-300x117.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-16626\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Logo_20Years-300x117.png 300w, https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Logo_20Years-1024x399.png 1024w, https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Logo_20Years-768x299.png 768w, https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Logo_20Years-1536x598.png 1536w, https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Logo_20Years-720x280.png 720w, https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Logo_20Years.png 1572w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9ef52e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b9ef52e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0435a79\" data-id=\"0435a79\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfd11ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfd11ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Funded by<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7767dcb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7767dcb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9bae05\" data-id=\"d9bae05\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a829f99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a829f99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IHL-LOGO-TRANPARENT-HIGH-RES-300x96.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-17182\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IHL-LOGO-TRANPARENT-HIGH-RES-300x96.png 300w, https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IHL-LOGO-TRANPARENT-HIGH-RES-1024x326.png 1024w, 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data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1072e20\" data-id=\"1072e20\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2e9a30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2e9a30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Supported by<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-247814d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"247814d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-043f392\" data-id=\"043f392\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ca073e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6ca073e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/CEF-Logo-Color-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-14080\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/CEF-Logo-Color-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/CEF-Logo-Color-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/CEF-Logo-Color-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/CEF-Logo-Color-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/CEF-Logo-Color-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/CEF-Logo-Color-2048x2048.png 2048w, https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/CEF-Logo-Color-720x720.png 720w, https:\/\/sandseaplasticfree.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/CEF-Logo-Color-360x360.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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