The green schools revolution: a chance for Key Stage 2 pupils to visit CAT and learn about sustainability

Schools across the UK have been invited to participate in the  Green Schools Revolution, a project initiated by the Cooperative. The project aims to inspire young people to make sustainable changes to their schools, homes and communities. One of the benefits of registering to take part on this project is schools can receive a free trip to CAT during the week 7th – 11th November for key stage 2 pupils. At CAT we will be running workshops for the schools, helping to broaden pupils’ understanding of sustainability, and suggesting easy to initiate solutions to environmental problems. The workshops have been designed to complement the three themes suggested by the Coop – healthy living, energy and water.

Food Footprints supports healthy living and will be a wide investigation into the food we eat, pupils will discover how a climate friendly diet can also be better for your health. The Green House  takes a deeper look at energy in the home with an interactive decision making activity allowing pupils to choose their own lifestyle changes whilst reducing CO2 emissions. Water Footprints looks at everyday products and how they impact on our water consumption and production.

The day will complete with an Eco Quest around CAT taking in various demonstrations and exhibits, with investigative challenges along the way. One of our primary educational aims at CAT is to facilitate the uptake of knowledge and skills for building a sustainable future, so pupils, teachers and visitors can leave a visit to CAT feeling empowered and able to make changes they feel necessary in their own school, workplace, home and community.

Our work in the education department reflects this and we are always looking at new ways to communicate and facilitate the uptake of sustainability through interesting, dynamic projects. If you are interested in talking to us about any of our on-going projects, or you have a project you would like to let us know about, drop us an email