Sustainable day conference in Norfolk

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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