The schools in the north interested in getting on board. Recruited by Michael who is also a keen pioneer of the Bio gas BBQ. Hi guys up north! Now we need a few schools in the West any ideas?
We are planning a recruitment drive in Alice Springs next week so watch this space for more.
We have added the link to the 350 animation number 2 ” In every Corner of the globe”. Both animations are fantastic toe tapping explanations to get you motivated to join up and start spreading the message. Go to links section animation about 24/10/09
Also Climate Action Moreland, CERES, Moreland City Council and Moreland Energy Association are arranging a school poster competition with the deadline on the 10th October check out their website for information and how you or your school can win some prizes for submitting work.
Glenferrie Primary school has registered to take part in a 350 action. Another school that is enviromentally aware and keen to participate in raising awareness in their local school community.
We have had a few phone calls about how to talk to schools and concern from parents that schools will not want to be involved in a global action.
With sustainability as a focus in a lot of schools and children aware and asked to bring rubbish free lunches, save water and think about their natural world- being part of a global action is a natural extension of what is already happening.
There are lots of great opportunities as we develop this website to have an interaction between schools about their ideas. So don’t worry and make an approach. Schools are way ahead in bringing climate change awareness and engendering responsibility for the enviroment to the next generation.
Lisa has developed some dot points in a one pager to help you talk about the issue. Check it out under the Pages section.
Keep them rolling in there are plenty more are in the pipeline.
It is fantastic making connections with different groups interstate. Rozelle Public School Sydney are planning to do a 350 action. They have had experience in the past getting a group together and the photo below is a good example of how easy it can be. Just a group of people from the school community and a sign with a big visible 350, a photo and upload to the website and you are done – action completed.
There has been a lot of great responses to the idea of involving schools and keen parents who are willing to approach their local school.
Schools provide a great venue and a ready made community great for this type of action. Below are some visual examples from the 350 website to get you enthused. Remember it does not have to be big just a gathering a photo with a big 350 sign in it that’s enough.
Our first school to sign up is Princes Hill Primary School in Melbourne, Victoria.
I had a meeting with the school sustainability committee and they are keen to participate. The teachers had great ideas about getting the kids to be involved and generate the ideas for an action and have asked me to talk to the children’s representative body, the Junior School Council.
It was suggested that we plan and action for Friday 23rd October, which is a school day – much easier than dragging people into school from their Saturday morning routines!
The project fits really well with the involvement of the school in the Carbon Sink Project and a Student Conference planned in 4th term.
There is a lot of enthusiasm from parents at other schools, we’re really hoping to see a whole lot of schools registering in the next couple of weeks.