Today’s children will be tomorrow’s decision makers, thus it is important to provide them with the opportunities to learn about climate change, the environment and sustainable living.
In the UK, thanks to organisations such as Young Peoples Trust for the Environment, the Wildlife Trusts and many other organisations this is being achieved. Young children are being provided with excellent environmental education, ranging from the natural world to renewable energy.
An example of a new local environmental education programme in Nottingham is ‘Mariel’s Green Village’ which forms part of the ‘Reading Keen Thinking Green’ programme at Care Training – East Midlands. They had their first session on Monday 22nd October and it was a great success!
The aim of Mariels Green Village (named after the programmes coordinator) is to educate and inform parents and kids on the dangers of global warming and how small changes to your life can make a big difference to the planet. Their approach to this is all done in a very gentle, round-about, fun way so they don’t appear too extreme!
I will keep you posted about when their next session is and how they progress – lets hope that they inspire lots of children and parents to be greener.
November 6th, 2007 at 7:49 am
‘How small changes can make a big difference to the planet’ – This idea is so powerful. How wonderful people are teaching children this!
It reminds me of a quote by Jane Goodall -
‘We have to remember that every one of us makes a difference everyday. We can’t live through a day without affecting the world around us. If we would all start thinking about the consequences of the little choices we make each day (what we buy to eat, to wear and how we get from A-B) and started adjusting our behaviour accordingly the world would start to change’
Thanks for a brilliant post.
November 6th, 2007 at 11:07 pm
Hi Jane – thank you for your comment and that great quote.
I will keep GGG readers posted about Mariels progress with her green village.
I am also leading an environmental education session in a library and will report on GGG how that goes.
February 14th, 2008 at 9:04 am
Murials Green Village. How innovative, we must remember todays children are our future and represent the future of our planet. Well done, keep up the good work.