National Operators Hub

Select your national entry highlights for the FEE Education Awards and submit them to the FEE Head Office.

Champion your educators. Elevate your country. Join the international campaign.
As a National Member, you spark participation, mobilise schools and principals, and shine a spotlight on outstanding teaching. Run your campaign on a national level and in your local language, celebrate national winners, and then help them soar on the global stage.

How to run a national campaign?

These quick steps can assist you as a national operator to set up a national campaign to outreach, disseminate and encourage national entries to the FEE Education Awards

An in-depth guide including templates is available on Podio: Access here.

• Set the frame: confirm dates, eligibility, intake method (max 3–5 submissions per school).
  National deadline: 27 March 2026

• Publish the call: share application details and translated forms if helpful.

• Select entries: check files, convene jury, choose up to 5 winners.

• Celebrate: announce winners, optional webinar, issue certificates.

• Prepare for FEE: translate if needed, upload winners.
  International deadline: 24 April 2026

Templates for assessing submissions and a national certificate template are also on Podio.

Key dates to keep in mind

• FEE Education Awards Launch: Sunday 5 October, 2025

• National Submission Deadline: Friday 27 March, 2026

• International Submission Deadline to FEE Head Office: Friday 24 April, 2026

• Shortlisting Period: 27 April – 22 May, 2026  

• Awardees Announced: June 2026 (Exact TBA)

FEE Teacher Award: Application Details for NOs

Eligibility

• To be eligible for the FEE Teacher Award, applicants must meet the following criteria: 

  1. The teacher must have been involved in any FEE educational programme (Eco-Schools, Eco-Campus, LEAF, YRE) for at least 3 years. 

  1. The institution where the teacher works must hold a CURRENT Green Flag, or had produced a YRE competition finalist/ winner at the national level in the last two years

Prepare the Application

Before submitting the application to FEE Head Office make sure you, as a national operator, have the received the following information from your national entries:

• Fully answered the FEE Teacher Award Application. Accounts for 50% of the final score

• Self-assessment using the criterion rubric with a total score of 80 or more. Accounts for 10% of the final score

• Support letter from school stakeholders (it can be a parent, staff member, colleague, or student). The letter must explain why and how they think the teacher made a difference in the school (max 400 words in English). Accounts for 15% of the final score

• Landscape 3-minute video presenting the teacher’s project. Accounts for 25% of the final score

  • Logistical details: make sure it id filmed and formatted in landscape mode, and English subtitles are added

  • Video must highlight the key educational and environmental impacts and present the exemplary work carried out by the teacher, illustrating what makes them a good candidate for the award.

  • Watch these 3-minute example videos to find out what we are looking for: Teacher G’s example video or watch Teacher Mark’s video. These were winning entries from the from the FEE Teacher Award 2024-2025

Submit the national application to FEE Head Office:

When all the applicants information is ready, feel free to submit it to FEE Head Office by Friday 24 April, 2026. Make sure it is just you as a national operator submitting the information following the form below.

Lesson Plan Competition: Application Details for NOs

Eligibility

• The submitted lesson plan suits this year’s theme ‘Healthy people on a healthy planet: Transforming food behaviours for sustainability’. 

• The educator must be involved in any FEE educational programme (Eco-Schools, Eco-Campus, LEAF, YRE).

Prepare the Application

For the submission, educators should use the following lesson plan template.

• Lesson Plan Template (2025-2026) (PDF) (Word Document)

Additional information: Use these two documents to ensure that your lesson aligns with our greening education targets.

• GEP Greening Curriculum Guidance

• FEE GAIA curriculum framework

Submit the national application to FEE Head Office:

When all the applicants information is ready, feel free to submit it to FEE Head Office by Friday 24 April, 2026. Make sure it is just you as a national operator submitting the information following the form below.

See how previous national competitions sparked creativity

National Ceremony Brazil

“Teachers often feel that their work goes unseen, and this is the kind of campaign that truly celebrates and values their efforts. Receiving recognition from Eco-Schools, their own school, students, peers, parents, and the broader community makes a real difference in their motivation, because teachers genuinely deserve to be acknowledged. Showcasing their work not only honours them but also inspires other educators and helps spread good practices. Running it nationally also highlights our own reality and brings a proud feeling to the whole community.”

Aline Tiagor (National Operator Eco-Schools Brazil)