We held our World Environment Day on Tuesday 8 June 2010.  We had over 350 visitors from primary and secondary schools as well as members of the public.  We had a marquee where exhibitors displayed their environmental projects and activities.  In the afternoon, working with ICC (International Climate Challenge) we had a Young People’s Action on Climate Change workshop specifically for secondary schools, to explore:

The global dimensions to climate change, meeting the sustainable school’s doorway and making connections between students’ work in the UK, India and Kenya.
How student-led action can really make a difference, with an opportunity to get involved in ICC’s Inspiring Young Change-maker initiative.

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We have students involved from our 4th and 5th grades (which is Year 5 and Year 6 in the British system). Students will be following both a curriculum and taking part in school environmental projects. We will be linking our projects to Dr. Jane Goodall’s Roots and Shoots organization. The curriculum we will cover comes from the educational curriculum set by Robert Swan’s 2041 organization. This deals with the issues of preserving the last natural environmental area on earth – Antarctica.

The students will explore issues such as the impact of travel and transport, the physical environment of Antarctica and what is taking place with shrinking ice due to warming temperatures, respect for our earth, sustainable energy, the animals of …

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Join us on the National Climate March along with thousands of people in more than 70 countries around the world as part of the Global Day of Action on climate.

Assemble: 12noon at Grosvenor Sq (this has changed from Speaker’s Corner, because of a car-free day in London on 6th December)

Speakers at the rally so far:

George Monbiot- author & journalist
Caroline Lucas – Leader, Green Party
Nick Clegg – Leader, Lib Dems
Michael Meacher – ex-environment minister
Benedict Southworth – WDM

The National Climate March (http://www.campaigncc.org/) and Global Day of Action (http://www.globalclimatecampaign.org/) are during the UN climate talks in Poznan, Poland. This year’s UN climate talks are CRITICAL as they’re our last chance to really influence the outcome of the talks – and …

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