Reminder of this event, which is taking place next Tuesday at Gresham's School in Holt, Norfolk
Developing the Sustainable Primary /Prep school
Tuesday 23rd November at Gresham’s Prep School, Holt , Norfolk, NR25 6EY
A one day conference organised through the Geographical Association Cluster Group initiative and Naturesbase by Gresham’s Prep School, Holt for all local Primary and Prep Schools .
This conference will provide an overview of current and creative
approaches to teaching of sustainable development in the primary
school and will:
· Inform teachers how to evaluate the stage their school is at regarding sustainability issues and raise their levels of awareness of the evaluation framework.
· Inspire teachers on ways to maximise the potential of a cross-curricular approach for creative teaching strategies relating to sustainability.
· Provide practical examples of how to teach sustainable development.
PROGRAMME
9.00am Registration and coffee
9.30am Welcome and introduction
9.45am The current context of Education for Sustainable Development
11.00am Coffee
11.30am Workshops - Food, farming and fair trade.
12.30pm Lunch
1.30pm Workshops - Tackling climate change in schools.
2.30pm Tea
2.45pm A place to grow: developing the outdoor classroom
3.15pm Finalising an action plan
3.30pm Finish
The workshop will be lead by Gyles Morris Director of Naturesbase, and a leading contributor on the Government of the South West’s ‘Developing a sustainable primary school’ programme and lead lecturer on the MA PGCE primary geography specialism at the London Institute of Education.
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