Schools4Earth
How Schools4Earth Works
IQAir provides the support and infrastructure that many schools need to start monitoring air quality. Schools4Earth makes it easy for school administrators, parents, corporations, local governments and community groups to sponsor an air quality monitor for a school in their community. Schools are supported throughout the process of setting up their monitor, dashboard and sharing the data with their community.
Step 1:
Add the AirVisual Outdoor monitor(s) to your cart. You can add up to 3 monitors.
Step 2:
Checkout using the discount code SCHOOLS4EARTH for 15% off on your monitor(s).
Step 3:
You'll receive an email to complete Schools4Earth sponsorship form. Upon completion, monitor is shipped within 24 business hours.
AirVisual Outdoor Monitor
The ultimate outdoor air quality monitor. Provides you with hyper-local, real-time air quality surrounding your home, school, or business. Great for measuring air pollution exposure from traffic, industry, agricultural burning or wildfires. View real-time and historic air quality via the free mobile app. Share your sensor data with millions of users with the IQAir AirVisual app.
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Why Schools?
Schools are at the center of communities, making them ideal locations for air quality monitoring. With access to electricity, internet access, and dedicated staff, they can serve as air quality hubs, providing essential environmental data for students, neighborhoods and the world.
Schools4Earth provides real-time pollution data, helping schools:
- Make informed decisions about outdoor activities based on air quality.
- Empower students and educators with environmental education opportunities.
- Contribute to global air quality data, helping researchers and policymakers address pollution.
IQAir estimates that currently only 21% of the world population has access to hyper-local, real-time air quality information. The vision of School4Earth is for every school worldwide to monitor air quality. Schools4Earth would provide over 94% of the global population access to real-time pollution data—filling critical information gaps and improving public health responses.
How Schools Benefit
Each participating school will receive an outdoor air quality monitor to track PM2.5 and other environmental parameters in real-time.
School4Earth provides schools with:
- Real-time air quality updates via IQAir’s mobile app and website.
- Valuable pollution insights to make informed health decisions.
- Contribution to global initiatives, including the United Nations Environmental Programme’s Global Exposure Map and IQAir’s World Air Quality Report.
Participating schools gain access to critical air quality data while joining a global community of data contributors dedicated to closing global air monitoring gaps.
Check the map to see if your school is already monitoring air quality.
Schools4Earth in Action
Escuela Basica Gral Alejandro Gorostiaga, Renca, Chile
Harvard Westlake, Los Angeles, USA
St. Andrew's International School Bangkok, Thailand
FAQs
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How many schools are already monitoring air quality?
The IQAir AirVisual platform currently features over 2000 schools in over 30 countries that monitor air quality.
How much does it cost to sponsor a school to monitor air quality?
The cost to sponsor a schools to monitor air quality depends on the country where the monitoring equipmment ships to, as the cost includes shipping, tax and duty, all which can vary considerably from country to country. The cost generally ranges from $300 to $400, including shipping, tax and duties. When you apply the SCHOOLS4EARTH promo code, an additional 15% educational discount is applied. IQAir ships and provides support to over 100 countries.
Who can fund a monitor for a school?
Anyone can fund a school to monitor air quality. Parents, school administrators, community groups, businesses, and local governments can all take part in Schools4Earth programme.
Can a school directly apply for an air quality monitor?
If your school has the funds to purchase an air quality monitor and does not need a sponsor, your school can directly participate and order an air quality monitor and qualify for the special 15% discount.
Are there any additional costs for a school that monitors air quality?
The sponsorship of the monitor covers the cost of the monitor, the power supply and remote support by IQAir. The school is expected to provide Wi-Fi and power for the monitor. The costs of hosting, validating and publishing the data on the IQAir platform are provide by IQAir free of charge.
How can a school draw attention to their monitoring effort?
In addition to the station page, that shows the air quality data from their air quality monitor, every school receives a free contributor page to post details about their school, inclusive logo, website link and description.
How long does it take to start monitoring air quality for the school after it's been sponsored?
IQAir will typically contact the school within 3 business days to arrange shipment and onboarding. A monitor typically takes about 2-4 weeks from shipment to installation. If you or anyone that you know would like to facilitate the deployment at the school, please let us know.
Can I provide monitors for multiple schools?
For sponsorship requests of more than 5 schools, please contact us for more information.
Will the air quality data be available to the general public?
IQAir publishes a school’s air quality data on the IQAir platform and encourages every school to share its data openly.
Is the sponsorship cost for an air quality tax deductible?
This may depend on local rules and regulation in your country. IQAir will provide you with a sponsorship receipt.
Ready to Help a School?
By sponsoring a monitor today, you help a school gain real-time air quality data that can protect students and transform communities.
Join the Schools4Earth movement-give a school the power of clean air today!
