We occasionally feature the writings of Ronald Rovers, a Dutch commenter on sustainability. A recent post focused on whether, in a spirit of fairness, EU countries should grow grapes, soybeans, or solar panels. It’s a question for us as well. You can read it here. It begins: “I’m sitting on a terrace on the borders of the Moselle, tasting some local wine. And…
British Council – Here’s the latest British Council Schools newsletter. . Visioning – You may already have a vision for your school, but do you have one for your outdoor area? Creating a vision statement asks learners to imagine what they’d like the future of the site to look like. This can help during idea generation, as well as to…
Steve Hurley writes the Explaining Science blog, and we have featured his work over the years. He has been writing recently about COP 28 and carbon dioxide. His post began: “Like many of you, in December last year I followed with interest the news reports from COP28. As it concluded, there was much written in the media about whether…
The idea of using off-sets to counter the emission of carbon dioxide is a controversial topic. It used to be fashionable, for example, to pay a few pounds every time you got on a plane for someone to plant some trees somewhere to absorb all that CO2 on your behalf. It was always hard to…
Global Action Days 2024 – The Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) says that its Global Action Days movement demonstrates how individual actions, no matter how small they seem, can greatly impact our own and the Earth’s well-being. Schools from all over the world, which are part of the Eco-Schools, LEAF and YRE Network, as well as non-FEE programme…
Every year NUS surveys UK students nationally on their attitudes towards, and expectations on, sustainability. Consistently more than 60% of students report that they want to learn more about sustainability, regardless of their academic discipline, with a clear preference for sustainability to be woven into existing course content rather than through separate electives. Through the Responsible…
We have been showing the contents of Canada’s Green Teacher magazine for a long time, and are sad to see that it has come to the end of its publication. However, subscribers will continue to have full access to the archives containing more than 550 articles and 130 webinars. Each month, they will publish a…
Calling Bristol Youth – The Festival of Nature 2024 is recruiting young people aged 16 – 24 living in the Bristol area, to join its new Youth Panel which will help shape this year’s Festival. The role description with details of what to expect is here. To register your interest, complete this short online form. . Climate Simulation – A short video of Scotland’s successful British Council COP28 Climate…
We irregularly feature the work of Denise Baden in our blogs and other output (see here and here). Denise is Professor of Sustainable Practice at the University of Southampton with a particular interest and expertise in climate fiction. In a recent post on her website, she reflects on her time at COP28, and we share…
Classroom Conservation – WWF invites us to join its 18th January Conservation in the Classroom livestream with WWF Youth Conservation Leadership Award winner and youth activist, Alexia Leclercq, as this will “inspire … students to contribute meaningfully to their communities and planet.” During this event, Alexia will share their own activism journey, discuss the important history of civic engagement, and highlight…