The world is waking up. And change is coming, whether you like it or not.
Greta Thunberg, addressing the U.N.’s Climate Action Summit in 2019
Cornwall Schools’ Eco Conference | 7th June 2021
All Cornwall’s schools have signed up to Cornwall’s Green Charter for Schools. One of the aims schools have signed up to is attending the annual Cornwall Schools’ Eco-Conference.
This year, Cornwall will host the G7 Summit. This year, Cornwall’s Schools’ Eco-Conference is focused on providing an opportunity for our school councils and student eco-committees to discuss the priorities of the G7 with a group of their international peers, politicians, activists, inspirational local businesses and not-for-profit organisations in order to identify the issues that are most meaningful to them.
Our schools’ Eco-Conference is aimed at school councils and student eco-committees. It will involve these students, accompanied by the teacher who leads the school council/ student eco-committee, attending the conference virtually from their own schools on Monday 7 June 2021.
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Click to view the Eco Conference Schedule | 7th June 2021
STUDENT RESOURCE PACK
Click to view the Resource Pack which was sent to all schools in advance of the Eco Conference. This was designed to provide students with an overview of the G7 2021 global priority areas.
WELCOME VIDEOS FROM CORNWALL EDUCATION LEARNING TRUST
WORKSHOP 1
Interactive Group Sessions facilitated by undergraduates from the University of Exeter
- Interactive Group Sessions: identifying key issues.
- Inspiration and Innovation – video messages from Cornish businesses/ not-for-profit organisations.
- Interactive Group Sessions: making choices for change.
WORKSHOP 2
Interactive Group Sessions facilitated by undergraduates from the University of Exeter
- Inspiration and Innovation – video messages from Cornish businesses/ not-for-profit organisations.
- Interactive Group Sessions: influencing others to make change with you.
- Inspiration and Innovation – video messages from Cornish businesses/ not-for-profit organisations.
- Interactive Group Sessions: making change happen.
Download a report summarising the workshop sessions below. You can also download a summary of the Padlet for the conference.
VIDEO MESSAGES
Pip Burch, Greenpeace
Pip is in the final year of an English degree at the University of Exeter. She was inspired to become a Greenpeace Speaker after studying representations of ecology in world literature. She enjoys combining her love of communication with her commitment to sustainability and meets with schools and organisations across the South West.
Dr Kelly Haynes, Environment Agency
Dr Kelly Haynes works as the STEM engagement officer for the Preventing Plastic Pollution Interreg project at the Environment Agency. The Plastics and Sustainability team at the Environment Agency create and deliver educational material for all age groups focussing on the sources and impact of plastic pollution on our natural environment, and ways of reducing the amount of avoidable plastic we use in our everyday life.
Idenna, The Final Straw Campaign
When James Neale, Creative Director at Idenna, learned of businesswoman and environmentalist Pat Smith’s drive to reduce the amount of single-use plastic pollution for the sake of her children and grandchildren, he instantly saw that through innovative storytelling, Idenna not only could, but should support an important – and unusual – environmental campaign.
Carrie Childs, Careers Hub Lead
Carrie Childs is the Careers Hub Lead for Cornwall & Isles of Scilly. In this video, Carrie discusses the growth of green careers and why young people in Cornwall should consider a career in this sector.