Energy, water and healthy living are the highlight of the timetable for 7000 school children this week (7-11 November) as they join the UK’s biggest-ever school trip to get a real taste of learning about sustainability outside the classroom.
Date:
Wed, 09 Nov 2011
Source:
The Co-operative
At The Co-operative’s 'Green Schools Revolution: LIVE!' events up and down the country, all 7000 pupils will get to visit one of 11 UK science and ciscovery centres, including Satrosphere in Aberdeen and the Glasgow Science Centre for a special Green Schools Revolution lesson.
During the week, each venue will bring unique experiences into the Green Schools Revolution programme.
Entry to the venues for all children participating is fully funded by The Co-operative, with the first 100 schools to have registered also landing themselves subsidised coach travel.
According to research by The Co-operative, 92% of children (aged 7-14) want to learn more about green issues, helping to save the environment and healthy living, which are the key components of Green Schools Revolution.
Parents are backing the initiative, too, with 87% of them wanting their kids to learn more about green issues
.The Co-operative’s Green Schools Revolution education programme, part of its Inspiring Young People campaign, was launched in 3000 primary and secondary schools in September by farmer and TV presenter, Jimmy Doherty.
It has been designed to inspire the next generation of green pioneers, with free lessons, trips and green activities available to all UK primary and secondary schools.
Michael Fairclough, head of community and campaigns at The Co-operative, said: "We are lucky that our youngsters have such a tremendous appetite to learn more about green issues.
"Green Schools Revolution LIVE! will be the UK’s biggest-ever school trip giving school children from all four corners of the UK the opportunity to visit their nearest science and discovery centre for an inspirational school visit that will ensure the next generation are better equipped for the challenge of building a more sustainable world."
Jean Miller, headteacher of Hottsbridge Primary School in Waterbeck, near Lockerbie, said: "This superb event will enable schools to build upon and develop important skills for our children to become creative, inventive and enterprising adults in a world where the skills and knowledge of the environment are needed across all sectors of the economy for a sustainable future.
"Green education is so important to us and this programme fits in perfectly, not only with our Science, Social Studies and Health and Wellbeing curriculum, but also with our overall school ethos and the School Improvement Plan.
"With the Co-operative’s strong environmental credentials behind the Green Schools Revolution, we wanted to make sure we didn’t miss out on being part of this exciting programme."
Find out more about the Green Schools Revolution.
All 3,000 GSR schools across the country have access to a wide range of free cross-curricular classroom resources and activities through the initiative, giving young people and teachers the tools to inspire change in their schools, homes and local communities.
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