THURSDAY
NOVEMBER 28TH, 10.00-3.30PM
Royal Geographical Society & Science Museum
PURPOSE OF FESTIVAL
-
To
enable the young people to learn about ways in which
industry and government is working to improve sustainability
in this country and globally. They will have a chance
to put questions to a distinguished panel.
-
To
demonstrate how curriculum changes can improve sustainability.
- To
promote wider public awareness of the links between their local
environment and global development issues, through interest
in an event for London schools.
CHARACTER
OF FESTIVAL
The
London-wide event will be designed to be more of a festival than
a conference, to promote interest in our common opportunities
and responsibility for our planet as a stimulating challenge,
not a talking shop spreading gloom and doom or promises with no
delivery plan. We expect some 20 schools from or Borough to take
part.
| The
main part of the festival will be displays, from each Borough,
of the projects carried out by schools and youth groups.
Presentations may be audio-visual or static displays. |
SUPPORTING
EVENTS
- A
keynote speech by the London Schools Minister, the Rt Hon Stephen
Twigg MP on education and sustainable development.
- Each
school will be able to put a question to a panel of business
leaders, politicians and education specialists, including Samantha
Heath, the Chair of Greater London Assembly Environment Committee.
- A
video of the event prepared by some of the pupils with professional
support
- Drama
and dance presentations with an environmental theme
- A
video link with schools in other countries.
- The
opportunity to make a video of the day with professional support
from "Newsround" (CBBC), and a report on BBC London
TV Radio or Online.
- An
opportunity to see the "Blue Planet" IMAX presentation
and a "trail" of key exhibits in the Museum that link
to sustainable development.
- Presentation
of their eco-audit of the Science Museum by one school.
EVENT
PROGRAMME
|
TIME
|
EVENT
|
| 10.00
- 10.30 |
Registration
at Royal Geographical Society |
|
Pupils
and guests visit exhibition stands of schools' work |
| 10.30 |
Ministers
arrive |
| 10.30
- 11.00 |
Ministers
shown round exhibition and meet young people. Fiming opportunity
for "Newsround" |
| 11.00 |
Brent
school dancers in "Who wants to live a million years?"
|
| 11.10 |
All
proceed to Lecture Theatre |
| 11.20 |
Celebrity
welcome and outline of programme. BBC report from Johannesburg? |
| 11.25 |
Audio-visual
presentations in theatre (each 5 minutes max) |
| 12.15 |
Ministerial
keynote speech |
| 12.25
|
Minister
departs (if he wishes). Panel members introduced |
| 12.30 |
Panel
discussion of children's questions |
| 13.00 |
Lunch
|
| 13.30
|
Leave
RGS for Science Museum for IMAX film Blue Planet |
| 14.15 |
IMAX
film |
| 15.00
|
Pupils
depart from Museum via special educational "trails"
|
Organised
by Global to Local Ltd for London Environmental Co-ordinators
Forum (a network of London Borough Council sustainability officers)
 This
event is financially supported by the Government Office for
London
More
information
on the purpose and background contact LECF:
Richard Adam 020 8753 3332 richard.adam@lbhf.gov.uk
or
Conrad Young 020 8314 2119 conrad.young@lewisham.gov.uk
for sponsorship opportunities contact:
Anne Finnane 01257 272740 anne@affinity.fslife.co.uk
20.08.02
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