A number of local schools (including Downlands Community School and Woodlands Meed College) will be participating in the Young Green Briton Challenge this year. This relatively new secondary schools programme is co-led by local resident and Greener HKD supporter, Kat Crisp of Social Innovation for All CIC. They are looking for local volunteers with a passion for sustainability who excel at turning ideas into action and want to share their passion and expertise with young people to create local change. There are a range of different opportunities, from a few hours to a whole day.
You could be a Design Sprint Facilitator who supports the delivery of a one-day dynamic design workshop, engaging with students and inspiring them to think outside the box and work as a team to create their own innovative climate solutions.
Or perhaps you’d like to be a mentor, offering guidance when needed, working with student teams to implement their climate solutions in a feasible and impactful way.
How about using your professional expertise to assess student’s local climate action ideas? You could offer feedback about how they can achieve the greatest impact through their projects.
If you are an expert in a subject such as green energy and transport, future food, sustainable fashion and sport, or nature-based solutions, you could provide expert advice to teams via a Q&A style session either virtually or in-person at the school.
As well as helping students to increase their understanding of climate change and offering opportunities for students to feel more hopeful about making a positive contribution to mitigating and adapting to climate change, the programme also aims to provide students with learnt skills that may help them in their futures.
Volunteers will support young people in their own community, whilst building their own skills and joining a community of changemakers and sustainability experts. Full training, resources and support will be provided for all volunteers throughout the Challenge. Prior experience of working with young people is helpful but not required to volunteer.
Contact Kat Crisp on kat@si4a.net to find out more!