International Eco-Schools Director was delighted to speak at the launch of Eco-Schools in Montenegro along with Mr Radovan Popović, Director for the Bureau for Education Services (FEE’s new Affiliate Member), Ms Arijana Nikolić Vučinić, Deputy Minister for Primary and Preschool Education and Education of Persons with Special Education Needs. Members of the panel also included Ms Jelena Knežević, Head of the Department for Sustainable Development and Integrated Management of Sea and Coastal Zone in the Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism; Ms Srna Sudar, Director of Regional Environmental Centre – Country Office Montenegro; and Ms Jelena Vukasović, President of the Environmental Consultancy of Montenegro (FEE full member).

Present at the launch were circa 60 teachers and school principals, of which 34 have already signed up to be part of the programme. The launch was hosted at Bureau for Education Services offices in Podgorica. National Operators from Croatia and from Serbia attended, as did teachers and principals from both countries who gave interesting presentations about the work being done from kindergarten right up to university level.

FEE and Eco-Schools is thrilled to welcome Montenegro as the 63rd country to begin to run the Eco-Schools programme.