The Green Schools Project is launching a new ‘Climate Action’ programme in September and is looking for a small number of schools to run a pilot. This is a series of CPD sessions that focuses on building a whole-school ethos that addresses the climate crisis and allows schools to respond to it through a creative and purposeful…
The Rotary / NAEE Heart of England Save the planet from plastic schools competition ended with an extensive exhibition that was launched by the Lord Mayor of Coventry, Councillor Linda Bingham, and the Rotary Heart of England District Governor, Saroj Bala Jaspal, at the end of June. The exhibition comprised six large collages constructed from plastic bags and other plastic objects. A…
Six Primary Schools in Western Uganda which are seeking partnerships with schools in the UK. All of these schools are in a mountainous area, close to one of the National Parks where mountain gorillas can be found. They all have a strong commitment to the environment, and would like that shared commitment to be a…
Today’s bog is by Ian Humphreys, CEO of Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful. For decades Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful has been championing the often disparaged subject of litter. But now, through research and TV shows such as Blue Planet II, the ramifications of our convenience and throwaway lifestyles are being fully understood. Even something as simple as plastic pollution…
There’s an ASE sustainability teachmeet on Wednesday [ July 17th 1600 to 1830 ] at the The University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus LE12 5RD You can go and present a short item, or just come to listen, start a discussion and take away new ideas. You don’t have to be an expert – we just want to hear…
This is the second of two free articles from Vol 118 of Green Teacher. It is written by Maria Jeanneau and Iain Phillips. TO ENGAGE STUDENTS in environmental issues, we must first engage them in science, which involves them learning scientific literacy — the process of learning how to carry out scientific investigations, and about the community of scientists.…
Today’s blog is an extract from the Oakridge Parochial School Allotment blog From the Ground. This is an account of a visit to the Stroud school by David Drew MP, the Shadow Minister for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. It’s written by Gill Skeffington and is reproduced from her blog with permission. The original post has lots of action photos of the…
In 2016, Norway’s Parliament decided to revise all subject curricula and this was enacted in 2018. This involved Primary, Lower Secondary and Upper Secondary Education (both general and vocational strands). One aim was to reduce the content of the curricula, to better allow for pupils’ in-depth learning and understanding. Existing subjects are kept, but the content will be changed. Priority is…
This is the first of two free articles included in Vol 118 of Green Teacher. It is written by Malia Rivera and Tim Thomas. WHEN ELEMENTARY teacher John Paull welcomes a new group of students into his classroom the first day, he stands silently in front of the room gazing into a small tin container pulled from…
In a recent Circle of Life Rediscovery blog, Jon Cree asks in the context of challenging behaviour: How does the outdoors promote a balanced brain? This is how the blog begins: Challenging Behaviour – how does the outdoors promote a balanced brain? This was a question put to me on a play structures course last weekend. I had been…