Lambeth’s Future Fit Schools Network hosted a Campaign for Climate Day for pupils on Friday 11 October at the Assembly Hall.
Six schools participated in a day of climate workshops led by GenEarth and Let’s Go Zero, learning about climate justice and campaign structure. The pupils explored social inequality and how climate change will impact us all differently.
They then chose a climate issue important to them or their schools and built a campaign using Why, What, and How to help form an informative and impactful message.
After a vegan and vegetarian lunch supplied by the local community kitchen, The Platform Café, the pupils got to film short videos in a pop-up studio with Young Creator UK.
The groups worked with the editors from YCUK to finalise their scripts, film the videos, and help with the final edits. The pupils also created persuasive campaign posters and leaflets.
The short films focused on a number of different topics, including food waste, air pollution and biodiversity. The pupils developed a concept and designed their videos to convey their message.
Some of the slogans were Henry Fawcett Primary School’s “Eat What You Need; Share What You Don’t”, Hitherfield Primary School’s “Compost Cooperative” and Sudbourne Primary School’s “Friday Ride Days”.
The event was run by the Climate team’s Future Fit School Network, which supports Lambeth schools in taking climate action.
The network was set up as part of Lambeth’s Climate Action Plan and alongside the Department for Education’s climate and sustainability strategy, which aims for schools to become Net Zero, improve climate education, and boost biodiversity.
The network also supports the work of the Child Friendly Lambeth programme, a partnership between Lambeth Council and UNICEF UK that promotes children’s rights as set out in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
The videos the pupils created will feature across Lambeth’s social media platforms over the next couple of weeks.
