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Based in Hackney, ecoACTIVE works with schools in London to promote awareness of sustainable development and translate it into practical environmental action.

EcoACTIVE Education Officers can deliver the following options in your school:

  • 20 minute ASSEMBLIES on the following themes: waste & recycling; composting; climate change and energy issues; water conservation; biodiversity and school grounds and healthy living.

  • INSET sessions with teachers on how to set up sustainability initiatives in school, e.g. composting and recycling systems or to support introduction of the Eco Schools initiative

  • Ongoing support for the Eco Schools or DCSF Sustainable Schools initiatives

  • Support for setting up, running and supporting a pupil green team or eco-council

  • GREEN CHAMPIONS PROJECTS where we work with one class over a period of 5 x 2hr sessions (either during one week or over one half term), enabling the students to become Green Champions leading a school campaign on a chosen theme (e.g. waste & recycling; composting; climate change and energy issues; water conservation; healthy living). They then publicise their initiative through a whole school assembly or event.
  • TASTER WORKSHOPS - 1½ to 2 hours duration (select from the following topics):

Topic

Description

KS

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Litter Detectives and Recycling Champions

A hands-on and fun-packed workshop to encourage students to remember the 3 Rs – Reduce, Re-use, Recycle – by making recycled paper, investigating recycled and reused materials and making a waste pledge.

KS1/2

Geography, Science, Citizenship

Waste is not rubbish

Rather than looking at waste as rubbish, let’s start thinking of it as a resource.  How can we be creative AND make money out of it?  The students will be given a design brief and asked to create something from recycled materials.

KS2/3

Enterprise, Citizenship 

Waste Audit

Sort through a day’s waste to determine types and amounts produced in the school over a whole year.  Think beyond the bin and find out better solutions to landfill and incineration and reduce your overall waste at school and at home!

KS2/3

Geography, Science, Citizenship

Wasters no more!

A hands-on and fun-packed workshop to encourage students to carry out the 3 Rs – Reduce, Re-use, Recycle – by making recycled paper, investigating reused and recycled materials, making a waste pledge and measuring their environmental footprint using Big Foot.

KS2/3

Geography, Science, Citizenship

Packed and Wrapped

How do our consumption habits impact on others around the world?  Find out by examining the life cycles of everyday items that we buy such as a can of coke and a pair of jeans.

KS2/3

Citizenship, Geography, Science

Litterless Lunch

Is it possible to have a litterless lunch?  Sort through your rubbish and relate personal rubbish to wider global issues.

KS1/2

Geography, Science, Numeracy, Citizenship

Discovering Minibeasts or
How Does Compost Help Plants Grow?

Could we live without worms?  Find out how we can reduce how much rubbish we send to landfill with a little help from our friends – worms.  Explore the world of food webs and invertebrates…

KS1/2

Science, Numeracy & Citizenship

Footprint

Measure your environmental footprint using  Big Foot  and find out how to reduce your footprint  and work towards a more sustainable lifestyle by making personal changes such as reducing your household & school waste!

KS2/3

Citizenship, Numeracy, Geography

Climate Change 

Climate Challenge

Learn the causes and effects of this funny weather…Most importantly learn how to stop climate change happening any further!  Measure standby energy use. Investigate the potential of renewable energy.

KS2/3

Science, Geography, Citizenship

Food miles & Pesticides

Learn about the environmental implications of our food consumption habits from organic to local to supermarket issues.

KS2/3

Science, Citizenship, Geography

Be Water Smart

Find out how important water is in maintaining a healthy lifestyle and how we can use it without wasting it.

KS1/2/3

Geography, Science, Citizenship

 Our cross-curricular workshops and programmes for schools are available for Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 to Key Stage 3 offering the opportunity to build skills, knowledge and understanding in a progressive, dynamic and hands-on nature.  In addition, we are able to tailor these workshops for nursery age children and for Key Stage 4 pupils as well as more informal community and adult education purposes. All of ecoACTIVE's workshops complement PSHE & Citizenship themes; Sustainable Schools Initiative doorways; Eco Schools Award scheme requirements; Healthy Schools status objectives and Every Child Matters initiatives.    

Click here to contact ecoACTIVE for further information and to book sessions. 

 

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