🌱 YES-O Action Plan for School Year 2025–2026
Theme: “Empowering Youth for a Sustainable Future”
✅ I. General Objective:
To promote environmental awareness, sustainable practices, and active youth participation in
addressing ecological issues within the school and local community
🎯 II. Specific Objectives with Activities
Persons
Objective Activities Timeline Expected Outcome
Involved
- Conduct Students become
1. To increase
Environmental Week August YES-O officers, more informed and
students’ awareness on
(forums, film 2025 Science teachers involved in
environmental issues.
showing, exhibits). environmental issues.
- Implement "Waste
Segregation YES-O,
2. To promote waste Reduced school
Program" with MAPEH
reduction and proper Ongoing waste, improved
labeled bins. teachers,
waste segregation. segregation habits.
- Launch "Zero janitorial staff
Waste Day" monthly.
- Start a "Green
3. To foster Garden Project". YES-O, TLE More green spaces,
Sept–Dec
sustainable practices in - Conduct tree teachers, LGU, student awareness of
2025
the school. planting and DENR sustainable farming.
composting sessions.
- Train YES-O
4. To enhance student officers and members YES-O Active youth
leadership and on leadership and Advisers, leadership in
Sept 2025
volunteerism in advocacy. Guidance environmental
environmental efforts. - Form Eco Patrol to Counselor projects.
monitor initiatives.
- Organize
community clean-up
5. To engage the wider
drives. YES-O, Local Strengthened school-
community in Oct 2025,
- Coordinate with Government community
environmental Mar 2026
barangay and local Units partnerships.
protection.
NGOs for joint
projects.
📊 Monitoring and Evaluation
Monthly reports from YES-O officers
Feedback forms after major events
Year-end impact assessment survey
📎 Resources Needed
Educational materials (flyers, posters)
Cleaning tools, segregated bins
Seeds, compost bins for gardening
AV equipment for seminars
🌱 YES-O: Youth for Environment in Schools Organization
YES-O is a school-based environmental organization in the Philippines that aims to promote
environmental awareness, stewardship, and sustainability among students. It operates under the
Department of Education (DepEd) and is one of the student-led organizations that support
youth involvement in environmental protection.
🔍 Objectives
1. Promote environmental consciousness and responsible behavior among the youth.
2. Encourage active participation in school and community-based environmental activities.
3. Support and implement programs related to climate change, solid waste management,
reforestation, cleanliness, and disaster preparedness.
4. Develop student leadership in ecological advocacy and action projects.
⚙️Activities and Projects
Clean-up drives (e.g., coastal, school grounds)
Tree planting and gardening
Environmental education campaigns
Recycling and waste segregation programs
Earth Day and Environment Month celebrations
Seminars and eco-camps
Collaboration with LGUs, NGOs, and government agencies (e.g., DENR)
👥 Membership
Open to all interested students.
Often coordinated by Science teachers or school Science Departments.
May have elected student officers (President, VP, Secretary, etc.)
📜 Legal Basis
Anchored in DepEd Order No. 93, s. 2011, which strengthens environmental education
and student participation through school-based youth organizations like YES-O
