The AVALON Sustainability School Programme aims to help 13-19 year olds develop their skills, freedom and creativity to take part in a journey towards a more resilient and peaceful society. Students are exposed to a variety of activities such as outdoor adventure sports, ecobuilding, music, games and teambuilding. Nothing is compulsory and students are given…
Our last webinar with Bronwyn Hayward produced many different resources for discussion so, just in case you missed it, here are some useful links…. 1) ’The ins and outs of charter schools’ – a 13 minute video encapsulating the charter school debate in New Zealand. Watch it here. 2) Strong Democracy: Participatory Politics for a New…
Year 7 and 8 pupils at Barfield School are studying Climate Change, and want to do something about it. They have looked at the relationship between humans and carbon dioxide, using Hugh Montgomery’s powerful ‘The Genie in the Bottle’ as an introduction. They have committed to creating carbon reduction projects, such as a tree nursery,…
Introduce your pupils to the idea that, although water is a fundamental human right, many people have restricted access to it. Oxfam Water Week 2013 has two sets of dates. The dates for Scotland are 3-7th June, and for England and Wales 1-5th July. You can, however, organise your Water Week 2013 to when it…
The government is considering dropping climate change and sustainability from the National Curriculum. As one of the most important things that we teach children, this mustn’t be allowed to happen. A series of petitions have appeared in reaction to this. Address the The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, these petitions plead with him to keep…
The Cornwall Sustainability Awards rewards educational establishments that effectively embed the principles of sustainability in their school curriculum and throughout the ethos of the whole school. The Awards team are looking for establishments which have developed both an ethos and practice of sustainability, in which they: Involve students Demonstrate leadership Integrate sustainable principles within the…
