Schools Workshops and Forums
2024-2025
This years project provided space to hear young people's experiences of and visions for the waterways and green spaces in the Crane catchment. The methodology for this work was to take students from 4 schools in the catchment to green space near to their school, pausing and observing their local environment and the problems surrounding water surface pollution, before holding a workshop discuss and recording activity on postcards focused on 'how to make a change'. The focus was as below:
- the specific problems they had learnt about
- the potential solutions to the problems highlighted
- and realisation of who these postcards could be sent to (neighbours, family, school community, local council members and peers) to highlight the issue and encourage positive change
The report from these workshops is here: Schools Mini Campaign Report 2024/5
The Second Crane Schools forum was held on 13th November 2024 to explore the themes that came out of the workshops. We were inspired by the young people who stood up to be heard, and grateful to those members of staff who supported this process for their enthusiasm.
Caring for the Crane 2023
In 2023 we worked with three schools to hear young people's experiences of and visions for the rivers and green spaces in the Crane valley as part of the work with the New Citizenship Project.
The methodology for this work was to take students from 3 schools in the catchment to green space near to their school for practical sessions such as litterpicking before holding a workshop to discuss and record:
- what the young people found, what they like and dislike about the green/blue space and how it makes them feel.
- how they think parks and natural environments should be taken care of.
- how these spaces to be improved for people and wildlife and what they might look like in the future.
The report from these workshops is here: Caring for the Crane 2023 Workshop Findings
The First Crane Schools forum was held on 30th November 2023 to explore the themes that came out of the workshops. We are grateful to the schools who participated for their enthusiasm.
