Republic of the Philippines

Juan Sumulong Elementary School

Schools Division of Pasay City

Youth for Environment in Schools (YES-O) is a School-Based Co-Curricular Organization which serves as a significant venue for students’ actions and movements toward safeguarding, protecting, and conserving the environment for future generations.

It is a recognized co-curricular environmental organization which consolidates all other school environmental clubs or organizations. The organization is composed of duly elected President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Auditor, Public Information Officer and Peace Officer.

The major environmental activities of YES-O are tree planting and growing, waste management, segregation, recycling, and entrepreneurship, clean-up drives within and outside school premises, and awareness campaign on environmental issues and actions

The YES-O has the following objectives:

A. Create awareness about the state of the Philippine environment and ecology, including prevailing issues and concerns relative thereto:

B. Establish specific and doable programs, projects, and activities to address issues and concerns on the environment and ecology.

C. Network with other government and non-government organizations, including other Youth for Environment in Schools (YES) Organizations in other schools within the Division and Region with regards to support and assistance to programs, projects, and ac activities of the organization.

D. Encourage community participation and initiative in environmental and ecological movements and actions; and,

E. Develop among the members and the community proper environmental values, skills, and attitudes.