Your Century! Event Information
On Friday 21st November, 2014, 200
young people will go on a journey across continents, exploring environmental
problems and their solutions.
young people will go on a journey across continents, exploring environmental
problems and their solutions.
Who’s
it for?
it for?
The event will cover many curriculum areas
within Key Stages 3-5, from Geography and Sciences to Art and PHSE. The event
and pre-event activity will enrich learning, particularly in the spaces between
‘art’ and ‘science’, promoting a multi-disciplinary approach and showing young
people that their actions are meaningful and have purpose and that with the
right knowledge, they can shape the future.
within Key Stages 3-5, from Geography and Sciences to Art and PHSE. The event
and pre-event activity will enrich learning, particularly in the spaces between
‘art’ and ‘science’, promoting a multi-disciplinary approach and showing young
people that their actions are meaningful and have purpose and that with the
right knowledge, they can shape the future.
Pre-event
activity
activity
Before the journey begins, Synchronicity
Earth and event partners will provide ‘discovery kits’ to participating
schools, clubs, individuals and groups. These will offer ways of understanding why
the planet is incredible and what is happening to its ecosystems – e.g.,
resource depletion, pollution, climate change, species loss – via film, debate
and guided activity. These kits can be incorporated within lesson plans or used
independently.
Earth and event partners will provide ‘discovery kits’ to participating
schools, clubs, individuals and groups. These will offer ways of understanding why
the planet is incredible and what is happening to its ecosystems – e.g.,
resource depletion, pollution, climate change, species loss – via film, debate
and guided activity. These kits can be incorporated within lesson plans or used
independently.
On completion of this preparatory work,
young people who have signed up to Your Century! will be able to pre-select the
three workshops – out of a choice of 18 – that they wish to attend at the
event.
young people who have signed up to Your Century! will be able to pre-select the
three workshops – out of a choice of 18 – that they wish to attend at the
event.
Event
(16:30 to 21:00)
(16:30 to 21:00)
The event will begin with an introduction
from an ‘Elder’ – someone who has who has explored the natural world and
witnessed human impacts and who wants to inspire young people to protect life
on Earth.
from an ‘Elder’ – someone who has who has explored the natural world and
witnessed human impacts and who wants to inspire young people to protect life
on Earth.
Within the two workshops that follow, young
people will be able to explore in more detail the problems facing the planet,
guided by facilitators who will help them to discuss their thoughts and
feelings. These sessions will be a cross between a TED talk and a passionate
conversation and may include Skype-links with young people in sub-Saharan
Africa, Southeast Asia and beyond.
people will be able to explore in more detail the problems facing the planet,
guided by facilitators who will help them to discuss their thoughts and
feelings. These sessions will be a cross between a TED talk and a passionate
conversation and may include Skype-links with young people in sub-Saharan
Africa, Southeast Asia and beyond.
The final workshop will help young people to
develop skills (spoken/written word; campaigning; music/theatre; art) that will
help them to make a difference beyond the event.
develop skills (spoken/written word; campaigning; music/theatre; art) that will
help them to make a difference beyond the event.
At the closing session of Your Century! workshop
representatives will present the ideas that most inspired them and the
challenges they would most like to overcome. These will be collated into a
declaration that will remind participants that this is their time and they are
part of a wider network of people working towards a more responsible human
culture.
representatives will present the ideas that most inspired them and the
challenges they would most like to overcome. These will be collated into a
declaration that will remind participants that this is their time and they are
part of a wider network of people working towards a more responsible human
culture.
Post-Event
We will support young people and their
guides to bring the conversation back to their schools, youth groups and
communities, developing a continued learning process which will enable ideas to
become a reality.
guides to bring the conversation back to their schools, youth groups and
communities, developing a continued learning process which will enable ideas to
become a reality.
To book your free space or to find out more information contact victoria@synchronicityearth.org