Blog feedEnvironment, Climate and Schools
December 15th, 2009The UN Copenhagen summit on Climate Change continues to attract lots of media attention, and lots of educational interest too.
Our ‘Developing Global Citizens’ team here at Learning and Teaching Scotland organised a one-day conference for teachers to coincide with the summit. More than a hundred teachers gathered to share and discuss, talking about different strategies for learning about Sustainable Development. A Glow Meet videoconference session with WWF staff in Copenhagen was one of the highlights of the day, and Sam Gardner of WWF commented on the positive experience in his Scotsman blog. Another highlight was the song written and performed by children from Whitelees primary school , Cumbernauld. Conference products, such as powerpoint slides, will be published in the national Glow Group for Sustainable Development Education.
The Scottish Government has announced further funding for the Eco-Schools initiative in Scotland. Eco-Schools Scotland encourages whole-school action on the environment, and is likely to celebrate the award of its one thousandth Green Flag sometime in 2010.