Coinciding with this year’s World Environment Day, we are running a workshop in Nottingham Road with teachers from schools in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands area. We are proudly one of over 2000 events that have registered so far for WED2026!
The Midlands Climate Change Education Project is a partnership project offering both theoretical and practical grounding to support teachers in responding to the question: What can I do about climate change?
23 teachers from 17 schools are participating. The project is funded by the Kings Foundation, whose environmental education work is grounded in the rehabilitation of the Kings Wetland in Nottingham Road.
In May participating teachers attended online sessions which provided the foundation for the practical workshop. We covered Module A – The Problem – of the What I Can Do About Climate Change Edu-Action Programme offered by EASTER Action. During each session we screened two to three short videos, each followed by discussion, questions and answers.
The in-person workshop on 6 June is a key part of the programme. The focus of the day will be on setting up practical school climate change projects that will be taken forward between June and September. Teachers receive an Activity Guide with instructions for 15 hands-on activities, and we’ll do as many of them together as possible.
Over the next few months we will accompany the teachers as they put the new knowledge and skills into practice. Further online support and feedback sessions will provide an opportunity to share progress, reflect on project work, and consolidate learning.
We now look forward to meeting in person!
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