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Sustainability on the schedule

Sustainability on the schedule

There is a school in the village of Vinninga, located some 10 km outside of Lidköping, where the concept of sustainability has seriously taken root.
“The world is changing and our students will be part of the transformation towards sustainability. That’s why we’re working in a number of diff erent ways to utilise the children’s creativity and curiosity,” says Malin Hemberg, head of preschool operations in Vinninga. Sustainability encompasses three perspectives: ecological, social and economic. At the Vinninga-Filsbäck facility, all of them have a clear focus.
“An important part of our activities takes place outdoors. The children enjoy this and benefi t from it and at the same time learn a lot about nature and the environment.” An important aspect of the social perspective is about friendship; what it means to be a good friend, how to support ones friends and how to
counteract bullying. “This is an area that is always high on the agenda. Our work focuses a great deal on themes in all of our activities, where cooperation is an important feature along with creative forms of expression such as being imaginative, music, folk tales and plays,” says Malin Hemberg.
“In order to be able to carry out everything that we want to, we naturally have to use our resources prudently. This is also where the economic perspective comes into play.” In 2009, the Vinninga-Filsbäck facility, consisting of a school, an afterschool
centre, preschools and family day nurseries, received the National Agency for Education’s “School for sustainable development” award.
“This award is clear confi rmation that we are on the right track and is an important incentive for the future,” says Malin Hemberg.