Pupils from 25 schools throughout South Yorkshire took part in this year’s Schools Climate Education South Yorkshire Conference at New York Stadium, Rotherham, last Thursday. The conference was opened via video message by Sarah Champion, Labour MP for Rotherham Central. She spoke about how unfair it was that those who have made the smallest contributionContinueContinue reading “Rapping for a Greener Future! Schools Climate Conference at New York Stadium”
Category Archives: Schools Climate Education South Yorkshire
Polo the Bear coming to a school near you!
We must talk to the kids about the birds and the bees say a couple in a cartoon. The next panel shows a desolate landscape and the parents saying “Birds and bees used to fly in the sky…”. It’s not easy talking to young people about the many crises our planet is facing and thatContinueContinue reading “Polo the Bear coming to a school near you!”
Lydgate Junior pupils want to save the planet!
Does melting sea ice cause sea levels to rise? This was just one of the conundrums Y6 pupils at Lydgate Junior got to grips with as they worked in small groups to make a “Climate Fresk”. Volunteers from around South Yorkshire came to the school for two days to work with small groups of childrenContinueContinue reading “Lydgate Junior pupils want to save the planet! “
Creating a climate of hope-Schools Climate Education South Yorkshire Conference
On Thursday 29th Feb, nearly 200 students and teachers attended the Schools Climate Education South Yorkshire Conference 2024 at Niagara Conference Centre. They gathered from Doncaster, Barnsley, Derbyshire and Sheffield, representing 21 schools and Sheffield College. Aged from 10 to 18 the students spent most of the day working in small groups with a ClimateContinueContinue reading “Creating a climate of hope-Schools Climate Education South Yorkshire Conference”
