GEMS establishes ‘Hub Schools for Sustainability’ in Italy and Indonesia, with more in the pipeline

GEMS establishes ‘Hub Schools for Sustainability’ in Italy and Indonesia, with more in the pipeline

- Hub Schools will be guided on teaching of sustainable practices and lifestyles

- Spearheaded by GEMS’ climate change lead, the initiative targets UN SDGs

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: GEMS Education’s Global Ambassadors Society (GGA) has today established a new ‘GEMS Hub School for Sustainability’ in Sekolah Bogor Raya in Indonesia – the second of a total of 10 countries in which the twinning initiative hopes to establish Hub schools by the end of the year.

Through its twinning initiatives, the GGA enables local and international schools to collaborate with GEMS and learn about best practices in sustainability. The school in Indonesia follows the establishment of the first GEMS Hub Schools for Sustainability in the communities of Sarmede, Capella Maggiore, Fregona and Colle Umberto in Italy at the end of 2022.

On 28 October last year, a ceremony was held in Italy to set out the Hub School partnerships and their aim of achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. In attendance were the mayors of each Italian community as well as GEMS’ Climate Change Executive Leader, Asha Alexander.

The event was followed by visits to the four schools involved and saw student leaders and teacher representatives come together and collaborate. Olive trees were planted