Action taken in 2017 to make International Day more eco-friendly:
No food
No food waste or packaging waste
Drinks on sale by PTA - canned drinks and juice boxes will be on sale (NB: any unopened drinks / cans left over will be stored and used for PTA family fun day in May)
A clearly marked recycle bin will be available for disposal of cans
Water dispensers available in both gyms
Countries have option to order printed backdrop for booth. Any backdrops ordered through NIS/PTA will be retained and stored for future events (at least half of the countries have signed up for a backdrop)
PTA will give each child a rice bag which will be stamped by every booth/country. This replaces the paper passport and can be reused
This year the event runs from 1:30pm - 3:30pm. This is a reduction of 1 hour resulting in the saving of costs re: electricity etc.