RDF is committed to promoting sustainability and environmental awareness in its schools. A common phrase found around RDF schools is: ”Do not waste a drop of water, a grain of rice, a watt of power or a piece of paper”
Three of the schools have working gardens that incorporate organic practices, such as using ash from kitchen fires as fertilizer for the plants. Children learn about greenhouse gases, the advantages of planting trees and how keeping the environment clean helps prevent diseases like malaria and dengue from spreading.
The schools also recycle. Innovative teachers routinely demonstrate how other people’s trash can be transformed into school treasures: Rice grains illustrate the diversity of crops, leaves become artistic canvases and marbles demonstrate Newton’s Three Laws of Motion. Teachers constantly make use of their environments for eco-friendly teaching aids.
