Enhancing environmental education and awareness through school or college environmental charters

Lead petitioner : Glenn Vowles

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Petition

The petitioner request that, consistent with objective 10 in the Bristol Green Capital pledge list to enhance environmental education and awareness, Bristol City Council circulates a Model Environmental Charter to all Bristol schools and colleges, accompanied by a letter to governors urging them to adapt the model charter to suit, adopt it asap and agree to annually review progress related to it.(Please click on the Information Tab above to see a Model Charter).

Background information

Schools and colleges need a focus for their environmental education work. Adopting an environmental charter can provide this focus in a school/college. It also takes forward the Bristol 'Green Capital' objective of 'Enhanced environmental education and awareness'.

Environmental education's profile surely needs to be substantially raised in all schools and colleges given that we all need to live more sustainably.

All of Bristol's schools/colleges should carry out environmental education: in and through the environment as a resource; about the environment by imparting knowledge; and for the environment by encouraging students to formulate caring values, attitudes and practical actions in their environment; and by developing the skills needed to study the environment in students.

Signature Count

46