Sustainable Energy In School

• citizenship and stewardship• needs and rights of future generations• sustainable change• uncertainty and precaution

•geography•science•literacy•citizenship•maths

Sustainable Energy: making choices

Some key CONCEPTS And SUBJECTS

Some Big Question

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What is climate change?

What is Global Warming?

What’s it got to do with me?

What can we learn from others?

How can I make a difference?

What can we do at school?At home?In our community?

How are others making a difference?

How do I connect to the world?

How is energy use linked to quality of life?

Why should I care?

It’s about real PARTICIPATION

What choices can we make about our energy use?

In our In our

classroom?classroom?On our way to On our way to

school?school?

AtAt home? home?

Schools should:

•integrate sustainable development into their development plans and ensure that resources and training are available to support it

•identify a key person to manage and coordinate sustainable development within and outside the classroom •give all pupils the opportunity to learn about and take an active part in promoting sustainability within the school and beyond, through membership of school councils, eco councils and other groups

•give all pupils the opportunity to put their understanding of local issues into a global context, so that they see how their decisions can have an impact on others now and in the future.

Ofsted 2008

Alternative technologies are something to aspire toBUT energy conservation and efficiency are essential

Energy monitors with REAL responsibilities & REAL outcomes

Campus Community Curriculum

Practical energy saving, investigations, reports, home surveys, monitoring, recommendations to governors etc

Understanding contexts... Real calculations...Real responsibility...

Geography...Maths... Citizenship

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20% of the world’s 20% of the world’s population use 80% population use 80% of the energyof the energy(www.create.org.uk)

IS THIS FAIR? ENERGY

“I use my waste food material to make biogas and ask my neighbours to give me theirs. The result is that the area is much cleaner as food waste is not thrown around; the street dogs do not scavenge and there are no flies”

Mrs Salunkhe, a customer from the Warje District of Pune

“I earn almost 40% of my income by installing the compact biogas plants”

Mr.Satish Raikar

Sustainable energy: everyday stories

As farmers, we can easily lay our hands on damaged grain and overripe and unmarketable fruits. I thus cook using gas which is absolutely free of cost”

Mrs. Badve

Sustainable energy: quality of life

Increased food production

Less

pollution

Improved

health

Family time

Affordable

Images courtesy Ashden Awards

Schools should:

•integrate sustainable development into their development plans and ensure that resources and training are available to support it

•identify a key person to manage and coordinate sustainable development within and outside the classroom •give all pupils the opportunity to learn about and take an active part in promoting sustainability within the school and beyond, through membership of school councils, eco councils and other groups

•give all pupils the opportunity to put their understanding of local issues into a global context, so that they see how their decisions can have an impact on others now and in the future.Ofsted 2008

This site has great short films of schools in action in the UK and other inspirational energy projects in communities around the globe

Free resources for teaching and learning from KS1 - 3

www.ashdenawards.org/schools

Practical Action Peru – how having access to electricity is transforming people’s lives (4:33 mins)

Walking on Water - An innovative human powered pump is giving new life to farmers in northern India (4:28 mins).

Arti Biogas -The Appropriate Rural Technology Institute (ARTI) in Pune has developed a biogas plant which uses food waste to supply biogas for cooking (2:21 mins)

Access some of the Ashden films through Youtube - click links below

Other useful links:www.geography.org.uk free resources, ideas, planning and CPDhttp://geographychampions.ning.com – free networking, support and resourceswww.ashdenawards.org/schools - free resources, lesson plans and filmshttp://www.teachernet.gov.uk/sustainableschools/ - free resources and frameworkswww.geographyteachingtoday.org.uk – free resources, planning, ideas and CPDwww.sustainablelearning.info – energy & water management programme for schools www.qca.org.uk updated curriculum support and links

Shanxi Mothers - Improving quality of life in Yan’an Northern China (4:47)

Useful reading

• DFES (2006) Learning Outside the Classroom Manifesto • DfEE / QCA (1999) The National Curriculum Handbook for Primary

Teachers in England. London• Geographical Association (2009) a different view Sheffield:

Geographical Association• Hicks, D. (2006) Lessons for the Future: The missing dimension in

education, Victoria BC: Trafford Publishing• Martin, F. (2006) 'Everyday Geography', Primary Geographer,

Autumn 2006, pp. 4-7Martin, F. & Owens, P. (2008) Caring for Our World: a practical guide to ESD for ages 4 – 8 Sheffield: Geographical Association

• OFSTED (2008) A Climate for Change London: HMI • OFSTED (2008) Geography - Changing Practice making fieldwork a

focus London: HMI