Working with schools and young people
The Future We Want
Get your students involved with the Rio +20 conference in June and they could win an iPad and £500 for your school!
This summer, the United Nations Earth Summit (known as Rio+20) will invite governments from all around the world to explore how we can ensure a sustainable future for our planet. At WWF, we want young people to add their voice to the discussion about sustainable development. And we want to help them to make sure that they get the future they want.
The Future We Want is a FREE resource for schools linked to a poetry competition for 11-14 year olds. It encourages young people to express creatively what they want for the future. We hope that the students' responses will show the people in power that young people are passionate about the future of their planet and encourage them to take meaningful measures to protect it.
The winning student will receive an iPad and their school will win £500. In addition, the winner and the top entries will wint he chance to present their poem to the Rt Hon Caroline Spelman, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs as a special event in June 2012. Competition closing date: Friday 25 May 2012.
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Inspiration, motivation and FREE primary resources for green teams!
The WWF and BT Green Ambassadors scheme aims to encourage a new generation of sustainability champions. It provides everything you'll need to set up and reinvigorate your schools' gream team.
With free kits for every team member, team kit and online teacher's handbook, and a comprehensive website, you will have everything you need to make your team a success. You could also request the help of a BT volunteer to help you with your plans.
Register your primary school now or find out more.
Sky Rainforest Rescue Schools Challenge
Imagine if the rainforest was gone forever…
Every minute, of every day, an area the size of three football pitches disappears from the Amazon rainforest. If we don’t act soon, we could lose this precious habitat and all the life it sustains.
That’s why Sky, Global Action Plan and WWF have come together to create the Sky Rainforest Rescue Schools Challenge. This exciting programme, delivered online, aims to help young people appreciate how their everyday choices can have an impact on the world’s rainforests - and then take action to make a difference.
Further information is being sent to schools in the next couple of weeks, but in the meantime, please visit the website and register your school:
www.skyrainforestrescueschoolschallenge.org
Young people will shape the future of our world. They also have huge influence, here and now. That's why we work with teachers and youth leaders. Together we can encourage and support young people in building the knowledge, skills and values to safeguard our beautiful planet.
Cherry Duggan, Head of Schools & Youth, WWF-UK
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