In this episode Martin talks to Morgan Phillips, author of the brilliant new book Great Adaptations - In the Shadow of a Climate Crisis (http://theglaciertrust.org/great-adaptations). Morgan is a real expert in environmental education and is currently Project Designer for Global Action Plan (https://www.globalactionplan.org.uk) and Co-Director of The Glacier Trust (http://theglaciertrust.org/).  Martin and Morgan discuss Morgan's career in environmental education, his new book, and how schools can adapt to climate change. 

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A magical audio-story, created to launch a sustainable food project.

Minerva is in trouble - but for Edmund to find her, he must first work out how to get to Peru though the magical orange doorway. Edmund seeks the help of a wise old standing stone...

Background

This story has been created for London Climate Action Week during a global pandemic. It is inspired by zoom meetings and by a belief that despite everything there is much hope and magic.  The story launches a sustainable food project between two groups of young people: Year 7 students at Glebe School, an SEN school in the London Borough of Bromley and young people in a refuge on the outskirts of Lima, Peru.

How will this work

The project has two parallel journeys:

People

The voice of Edmund and the narration are by Martin Crabbe, Head of Geography at Glebe School. Martin was inspired to write this story by the grandmother of Martin Allen Morales , by the Wild Area and by so many other things!

The voice of Minerva is played by Leydis Vollar, Head of Modern Foreign Languages at Glebe School. Leydis will also translate each episode of the story into Spanish for our friends in Peru.

People who are about to become involved...

Mark McKillop, Head of RE, Glebe School

Martin Allen Morales - advisor, inspiration

Malini Mehra - advisor

The young people of Glebe and in the refuge in Lima

Many other experts as we continue.

And if this magical story inspires you why not get involved from your own perspective? And tell us how you get on.

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In this episode, Martin talks to Dr Jessica Tipton about the London Schools Eco-Network (https://twitter.com/ldnschoolseco). Jess was recently awarded the School Changemaker of the Year 2021 at the Sustainable City Awards www.globalactionplan.org.uk/about-us/sustainable-city-awards

Jess will be one of the panelists at the Schools Climate Summit on 29th June 2021 in our 'deep dive' into Community: http://www.londonsustainableschools.org/uploads/1/5/7/4/15747734/scs_programme-full-22-6.pdf 

Jess has a rich and varied background in Russian language and culture, music, civil service and teaching, and is currently Head of Youth Networks at Global Action Plan (https://www.globalactionplan.org.uk/). Jess also convenes the London and South East Schools Eco-Network and was recently made a Fellow of the National Association for Environment Education (http://naee.org.uk/about-naee/naee-fellows/). She previously worked for ten years at the UK Department for Environment (DEFRA) and on the Teach the Future campaign (https://www.teachthefuture.uk) to reform the English education system to reflect the severity of the climate and ecological crises.

Jess and Martin talk about how the various eco-networks formed, and the projects that the students from the networks have been involved in.

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In this episode, Martin talks to Natasha Freedman and Rhuti Carr from Studio 2909 (https://www.studio2909.org/) about their current project - In Search of Aether (https://www.studio2909.org/in-search-of-aether). 

Studio 2909 broker conversations around social justice, human health and the health of the environment, enabling collaborations between artists, scientists, environment and health professionals, communities, schools, the higher education sector, local councils, youth, health and environmental organisations. They support schools to enhance their creative offer and embed cross-curricular approaches to learning, and support young people to develop their voice around issues that concern them, nurturing their sense of empowerment.

In Search of Aether explores our right to clean air and to accessing the head space to imagine positive visions of the future. It focuses on breath as a practical tool for managing anxiety and powering the voice, and as a framework for inter-disciplinary learning across Science, PSHE, Civics, Geography, English and Music. Working with secondary schools in some of the London boroughs with the worst air quality and health inequalities, it supports cross-curricular and creative thinking, helping teachers and pupils understand the health impacts of air pollution and develop their sense of empowerment to bring about change in their own behaviour and in their local community.

As well as hearing all about this project, you'll hear some wonderful clips from the work of the students involved.

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This episode is the Spanish version of chapter one of The Magical Orange Doorway, translated by Leydis Vollar for the young people in Lima, Peru, and created to launch a sustainable food project.

Background

This story has been created for London Climate Action Week during a global pandemic. It is inspired by zoom meetings and by a belief that despite everything there is much hope and magic.  The story launches a sustainable food project between two groups of young people: Year 7 students at Glebe School, an SEN school in the London Borough of Bromley and young people in a refuge on the outskirts of Lima, Peru.  

How will this work

The project has two parallel journeys:

People

The voice of Edmund is played by Martin Crabbe, Head of Geography at Glebe School. Martin was inspired to write this story by the grandmother of Martin Allen Morales , by the Wild Area and by so many other things you will have to wait until his blog comes out next week on Semble (Wednesday 25th November)!

The narration and voice of Minerva are played by Leydis Vollar, Head of Modern Foreign Languages at Glebe School. Leydis will translate each episode of the story into Spanish for our friends in Peru.

People who are about to become involved...Mark McKillop, Head of RE, Glebe School Martin Allen Morales - advisor, inspiration Malini Mehra - advisor The young people of Glebe and in the refuge in Lima Many other experts as we continue.

And if this magical story inspires you why not get involved from your own perspective? And tell us how you get on.

Start your school's journey into sustainability:

This podcast was produced by The Pod Farm. (https://www.thepodfarm.com/)

A magical audio-story, created to launch a sustainable food project.

In this chapter Minerva steps through the magical orange doorway, explores the Wild Area and meets the tyre-swingers. Everyone receives a visit from a giant, and then they plan a special event...

Background

This story has been created for London Climate Action Week during a global pandemic. It is inspired by zoom meetings and by a belief that despite everything there is much hope and magic.  The story launches a sustainable food project between two groups of young people: Year 7 students at Glebe School, an SEN school in the London Borough of Bromley and young people in a refuge on the outskirts of Lima, Peru.

How will this work

The project has two parallel journeys:

People

The voice of Edmund and the narration are by Martin Crabbe, Head of Geography at Glebe School. Martin was inspired to write this story by the grandmother of Martin Allen Morales , by the Wild Area and by so many other things!

The voice of Minerva is played by Leydis Vollar, Head of Modern Foreign Languages at Glebe School. Leydis will also translate each episode of the story into Spanish for our friends in Peru.

People who are about to become involved...

Mark McKillop, Head of RE, Glebe School

Martin Allen Morales - advisor, inspiration

Malini Mehra - advisor

The young people of Glebe and in the refuge in Lima

Many other experts as we continue.

And if this magical story inspires you why not get involved from your own perspective? And tell us how you get on.

Start your school's journey into sustainability:

This podcast was produced by The Pod Farm. (https://www.thepodfarm.com/)

To mark the start of Pestival project 'Make More Insects', we are replaying the interview Martin did with the remarkable Bridget Nicholls. 

Bridget conceived of Pestival (http://www.pestival.org/) in 2004, and has gained international status as a world authority on eco-entertainment, in particular cultural entomology. In 2010 she was awarded the first International Zoo Art Fellowship of the Zoological Society of London, a role created for her, voted Woman to Watch – Cultural Leadership Programme 2010 and named CRZ Cultural Engineer by Honda for her outstanding sustainable and ecological entrepreneurship. More recently, Nicholls won a Capital Awards Grant from the Wellcome Trust to fund her ongoing work with the Pestival mission.

Martin and Bridget discuss how insects inspired Bridget to create Pestival, how out of the box thinking can enhance schools and learning, and Bridget teases her brand new project 'Make More Insects (by any means possible!)'.

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As part of a series of interviews in which Martin will be interviewing teachers from outside of London in the run up to COP26, Martin is speaking to Scottish primary school teacher - and his brother - Dougie. Dougie is a munroist and Forest Schools leader, whose current professional role supports families and schools across the borders in getting their young people engaged back into school life.

In this episode, Martin and Dougie discuss using the outdoors as a tool to engage young people, Scotland's 'curriculum for excellence', and 'linking the thinking'.

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This week Martin is talking to the remarkable Bridget Nicholls. Bridget conceived of Pestival (http://www.pestival.org/) in 2004, and has gained international status as a world authority on eco-entertainment, in particular cultural entomology. In 2010 she was awarded the first International Zoo Art Fellowship of the Zoological Society of London, a role created for her, voted Woman to Watch – Cultural Leadership Programme 2010 and named CRZ Cultural Engineer by Honda for her outstanding sustainable and ecological entrepreneurship. More recently, Nicholls won a Capital Awards Grant from the Wellcome Trust to fund her ongoing work with the Pestival mission.

Martin and Bridget discuss how insects inspired Bridget to create Pestival, how out of the box thinking can enhance schools and learning, and Bridget teases her brand new project 'Make More Insects (by any means possible!)'.

Other links mentioned in the podcast:

Start your school's journey into sustainability:

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In this episode Martin speaks as the voice of one teacher, talking in a time of crisis, from the perspective of one school. Martin talks from a purely personal perspective on the current COVID-19 situation, the new lockdown and the role school's have played in the run up to the decision, 

Martin examines how his school is coping with the new lockdown, how things have changed since the first lockdown in March 2020, and he explores these topics through a mantra he uses throughout his geography field work lesson - safety first, fun second, learning third.

Finally, Martin shares some exciting news about a series of meetings leading up to the Schools Climate Summit, and a renewed focus for sustainable schools.

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