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Environmental Education

 

 

Resource Futures is delighted to be working in partnership with Sussex Wildlife Trust to deliver a new Environmental Education programme for schools in Brighton and Hove. This three year project is funded by Brighton and Hove City Council.

Input is free to schools, and will include:

  • Twighlight teacher training sessions on a range of environmental themes
  • Support for schools in working for Eco-Schools awards
  • A high-profile conference for pupil Eco Action Teams to celebrate successes and share expertise
  • Workshops and assemblies to develop pupils' understanding of 'One Planet Living' 
  • Visits for pupils to local sites of biodiversity, including Stanmer Park and the Downland
  • Support with developing individual school grounds
  • Establishing and developing links between schools, and with local community groups
  • A designated website with downloadable resources and toolkits
  • Regular e-newsletters

For more information about the project's outcomes and how these will be delivered by Resource Futures and Sussex Wildlife Trust, please download our project overview.

To get involved with this project please email Helen Peake of Resource Futures or Katie Eberstein of Sussex Wildlife Trust.

 

Project Synopses

Teacher training event at Buckfast Abbey

A waste education training day for teachers from primary and secondary schools in Devon, run on behalf of Devon County Council.

Reducing waste at Castle Primary School

Waste Education at Castle Primary School, Tiverton, as part of the waste education programme funded by Devon County Council.

Schools' Waste Summit 2010

'Don’t Let Devon Go To Waste’ annual Waste Summit for Year 10 pupils.

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