It isn’t enough to preach about sustainability; it’s all about putting words into action. And that’s exactly what The Grange Institution does really well.
It’s imperative for all of us to learn how to take better care of Mother Earth. After all, it is our planet, and we’re all living on it. We’re all for schools who champion sustainability, and The Grange Institution is a real head-turner. It’s the Gold winner for Sustainable School of the Year at our 2025 Education Awards, and has been topping the list for this category for three consecutive years. Here’s how it embeds green practices in its ethos and daily routine.
It even received a global pat on the back from UNESCO
Did you know that The Grange Institution was one of only two international schools worldwide to be invited to UNESCO’s Paris headquarters to attend its World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development 2025? What an achievement! The Grange has been hard at work with its sustainability initiatives for seven years, marking an impressive milestone with a spotlight by UNESCO for efforts towards Sustainable Development Goal 4: Quality Education.
Indeed, all these years, The Grange has been an incredibly strong advocate for education for sustainable development. It’s not enough to simply preach about sustainability; the magic happens when you put these words into action. And, that’s exactly what happens at the school! Students take on real-world projects, such as a student-initiated collaboration with the Grange’s sister school in Cambodia to develop a unique water filtration system for a rural village. In Sumatra and Zambia, the Grow with the Grange campaign has seen over 150 trees planted, each of which are named after a student.
On home ground, the Green Granger Initiative has introduced more than 120 species of flora and fauna, and take on activities like urban farming. To supplement this, The Grange is drafting plans to develop an AgroForest Farm as part of their continuing efforts to educate on sustainability. This exciting addition will introduce a greenhouse classroom, a composing corner, and organic soil management systems.
Impressively, The Grange inculcates a sustainability mindset from a young age. Preschoolers helped to donate and assemble a section of the SG60 collaborative mural using plastic waste. Psst, this mural has been recognised in the Singapore Book of Records as the largest mural made of reused plastic, and is displayed at Promenade MRT station if you’d like to take a look!
Sustainability is truly the way forward. The Grange Institution, you’re an inspiration!
This post is in partnership with The Grange Institution.
