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Young Geographers Go Green
Introduction
Young Geographers Go Green focuses on the role geography plays in enabling the Sustainable Schools agenda to be carried out.
The teaching and learning activities in this course have been chosen to demonstrate active pupil participation through real issues such as sustainable energy and climate change, and use of the outdoor classroom.
It draws on materials provided by the Ashden Awards, examples of school practice and thinking from the book Caring for our world: a practical guide to ESD for ages 4-8.
Working through the course
You may choose to work through the units in a linear fashion, or may prefer to select only those that are most relevant to you at any particular time.
Course units
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Getting Started Why sustainability matters and how we can educate children about it in a positive way. |
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Planning for Sustainability What kind of sustainability activities do schools engage in and what is already happening in yours? |
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Everyday Sustainability Looking at unbalanced access to energy across the world and the kinds of fuel used in other countries. |
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Sustainable Energy and the Local Community A practical activity in which pupils undertake an energy survey in their own homes. |
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Learning to Take Risks Help pupils develop a greater sense of responsibility by involving them in risk assessment for field trips. |
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Where I Live What lasting reminders do you have around your school to show places in the locality that are valued by pupils? |
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Pedagogy and Thinking Thinking about living geography, everyday experiences and teaching about sustainability. |
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Plenary and Conclusion If you enjoyed this course, find out where to investigate further examples of living geography in action. |
Gain recognition for engaging with these courses
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The GA is a TLA Support Partner which means that if you are working towards TLA Stage One or Two verification you can use one or more of these courses to provide the focus for your learning journey.
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