19 October 2010
Source: WWF-UK
Hundreds of schools across the UK and Ireland have already signed up for the Sky Rainforest Rescue Schools Challenge – part of WWF’s partnership with Sky to help save one billion trees in the Amazon. It’s not too late to get your local school involved…
The Sky Rainforest Rescue Schools Challenge is a fun way to encourage school children to learn about the impact our lifestyles are having on the environment – and particularly on the world’s rainforests.
Rainforests might seem far off and exotic, but as the Schools Challenge makes clear, the things we buy here every day, the fuel we use and even the food we eat can all make a difference to the global consumption of natural resources – and the pressure we put on places like the Amazon.
Every minute of every day, an area larger than three football pitches is lost from the Amazon rainforest.
The Sky Rainforest Rescue Schools Challenge – created by WWF, Global Action Plan and Sky – is a web-based programme designed to encourage primary and secondary school pupils to come up with a practical plan to reduce their environmental impact at school and at home.
All school teams taking part will score points for:
• creativity of ideas
• sustainability of changes
• evidence of parent and wider community involvement
• quality of their reports
• environmental improvement achieved
Each week, the team with the most points will be featured on the Sky Rainforest Rescue Schools Challenge website and will receive a Flip video camcorder, which they’ll be encouraged to use to record their ongoing activities.
At the end of the programme, one school will have the chance to win the grand prize – the chance to present their ideas to parliament, and have the experience captured by a Sky film crew.
Do you think your local school would be interested in taking part? Maybe you’re a teacher who’s looking to get practical action on sustainability into your school’s curriculum? Get in touch.