St Joseph’s school is the first school in Aberdeen to adopt a Fairtrade school uniform. Last week, the Fairtrade group welcomed special guest, Andy Ashcroft from Koolskools, to do an assembly to the whole school about Fairtrade cotton, and the difference buying Fairtrade uniform makes to cotton producers and manufacturers. Read the full article.
Author: Anna
Congratulations to the Winners of school hoodie competition organised by the Scottish Fair Trade Forum in partnership with KoolSkools and Craft Aid Mauritius. The list of names and the full story...
Fairtrade Fortnight 2016 is approaching fast, when Koolskools will conduct another intensive speaking tour of schools in Scotland, England and Wales. We shall talk to students all about our ethical...
The process of engaging with schools and persuading them to consider embracing Fairtrade cotton can be a very challenging and long term one. We need to persevere in contacting Fairtrade-friendly...
Of course when we tell our families and friends that we need to visit our Fairtrade-licensed factory in Mauritius from time to time to reinforce the business relationship they could...
Koolskools relations with the City of Aberdeen, Scotland’s very first Fairtrade City, are going from strength to strength, and in a quite unique and interesting way! Andy of Koolskools was...
In recognition of its growing commercial and Fairtrade educational relationship with Scottish schools, Fairtrade Campaign Groups and businesses, Koolskools has become a member of the Scottish Fair Trade Forum.
What an inspiring and encouraging environment for Fairtrade education and Fairtrade cotton! That was our conclusion following the latest Koolskools visit to Scotland, on which see our scene-setting August...
[caption id="attachment_5456" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Pamela and Andy at the Fairtrade café/shop in Inverurie[/caption] For the first time in its rapidly growing Fairtrade relationship with Scotland, Koolskools will be visiting the...
Koolskools was delighted to see the Daily Telegraph taking a lead on ethical clothing when they featured our ethical school clothing project in a back-to-school context in an article on...