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Blog – Creating the Virtual National Final 2020!
Posted on Categories BlogBlog – Measuring Impact in Terms of Starfish
Posted on Categories BlogBlog – Big Ideas 2020 – Reflections and Celebrations
Posted on Categories BlogBlog – Our Complex Relationship with Water
Posted on Categories BlogOur relationship with water is complex. Whether it’s scarcity in some regions or flooding in others, it reminds us more than anything how we, as humans, are inextricably linked with nature.
Blog – Waste not want not
Posted on Categories BlogThe students we work with on Solutions for the Planet Big Ideas Days care about reducing waste. It’s the subject that they immediately grasp, whether it’s food, clothing or general waste, it piques their interest because it’s something they can see, feel, and in some cases smell. The teams below are an example of how students have turned their attention to how to reduce waste and recycle in their schools, communities and beyond;
Blog – Young People and Hope
Posted on Categories BlogBlog – Words that move us
Posted on Categories BlogThis week I was in the hot seat and the theme I picked was ‘words that move me’. I was focussing on poetry for some reason but for different people there are many different types of words that move them and in true Solutions for the Planet style we had people bucking the trend. Thinking about words that move, motivate, inspire, quieten, ground and support us is a really powerful thing. We learn at school that “sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me”, and whilst I understand why this is important in the context that we learn it, I wonder whether it starts us on a path of not appreciating the positive (as well as negative) power of words. So today, on #MentalHealthAwarenessDay and just following from #NationalPoetryDay, I encourage you to have a think, dig deep into your book shelves, YouTube history, messages from friends and/or the richness of your mind and find some words that move you, in a good way. Writing this now, there are many more words that come to my mind that I would love to share but in an effort to stay on track here are some of mine, and the teams thoughts:
Blog – One in five UK children have never seen the sea…
Posted on Categories BlogBlog – Climate Strike
Posted on Categories BlogWhy we work with schools in areas of multiple deprivation
If we want to see real support for sustainability, it will be when everyday people see how it affects their own lives. Working in schools S4TP works hard to show the links between food waste and food poverty, how pollution affects those living in the most densely populated cities and how young people can have their voices heard.