Living things and Habitat Heroes Workshop
Green Up Your Act Education
Eco Fish WorkshopPlastic is a part of our daily lives, whether it be a bottle, a straw, or plastic bag, it makes up a large part of the materials we regularly use.
When carelessly discarded plastic reaches our seas, it poses a threat to the animals that live there and depend on the oceans for food. To a dolphin, a floating plastic bag looks like a jellyfish and small pieces of floating plastic look like fish to seabirds. Drifting nets entangle birds, fish and mammals, making it difficult to move or eat. As our consumption of plastic mounts, so too does the danger to marine life.
After exploring the issues through an interactive presentation on the subject of marine litter and looking at single use plastic and their alternatives. Each pupil will then be invited to decorate a cork fish with colourful recycled scales they have made to bring awareness to the problem of plastic in our oceans. This highlights how we can all play a part in supporting a thriving ocean ecosystem. The fish create eye-catching artworks which can be taken home or displayed in school to spread awareness about this important issue.
Bug Hotel Workshop
Our interactive presentation visits the earth's oceans and rainforests where we learn about the unique plants and animals found there. We then focus on insect habitats in the UK and identify the wildlife found nearby, in gardens or school grounds.
We construct a Bug Hotel to provide a safe haven for all manner of small creatures including bumble bees, ladybirds, butterflies and moth species. This space allows them to hibernate during the winter until springtime.
Pupils will work together as a team to prepare and position a variety of natural materials to make their Bug Hotel cosy for its guests! We end the workshop by asking the participants to help find a suitable site for it. Building a Bug Hotel will help pupils of all ages learn about the natural world around them and the structure will contribute to your school's ecosystem.
Rainforest Workshop
The workshop starts by listening to the sounds of the rainforest. We quickly discover that rainforests are one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. They contain two-thirds of all the world's plant and wildlife species. For example a single hectare of tropical rainforest may have as many as 200 species of trees. Large areas of rainforest have been cleared to make way for cattle farming and soya bean production. The removal of commercially valuable hardwoods such as teak and mahogany have accounted for most of the lost species.
To help us learn about the rainforest in more detail, we use an engaging presentation with colourful pictures, maps and video of the plants and animals that make the rainforests so diverse. We also talk about the different uses of wood including paper manufacturing.
As a way of engaging with the subject pupils are invited to make a unique up-cycled notebook from recycled paper and old maps, which is environmentally sound, aesthetically pleasing and finished off by printing a beautiful rainforest butterfly on to one of the recycled pages. This raises awareness around recycling, re-using materials and helping protect the world's forests.
As our feedback demonstrates, our services have proven to be ecologically progressive, educational, and fun. We are happy to tailor our programmes to your specific educational requirements and everything we make or grow can be taken home to enjoy. Get in touch today to find out what we can offer your school!
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Where we travel to
We can visit your school in: All UK Regions
What activities are available during this school workshop?
Workshops available include:
Eco Fish Workshop
Bug Hotel Workshop
Rainforest Workshop
Eco Fish Workshop
Bug Hotel Workshop
Rainforest Workshop
Which curriculum topics do we cater for?
Citizenship Workshop
Personal development and resilience
We address citizenship in terms of the personal responsibility we take as individuals for our environment, how we can reduce our impact on the habitats of creatures who live in our rivers and seas, how we can change to sustainable alternatives.
Plastic is a part of our daily lives, whether it be a bottle, a straw, or plastic bag, it makes up a large part of the materials we regularly use.
When carelessly discarded plastic reaches our seas, it poses a threat to the animals that live there and depend on the oceans for food. To a dolphin, a floating plastic bag looks like a jellyfish and small pieces of floating plastic look like fish to seabirds. Drifting nets entangle birds, fish and mammals, making it difficult to move or eat. As our consumption of plastic mounts, so too does the danger to marine life.
After exploring the issues through an interactive presentation on the subject of marine litter and looking at single use plastic and their alternatives. Each pupil will then be invited to decorate a cork fish with colourful recycled scales they have made to bring awareness to the problem of plastic in our oceans. This highlights how we can all play a part in supporting a thriving ocean ecosystem. The fish create eye-catching artworks which can be taken home or displayed in school to spread awareness about this important issue.
Biology
Animals including humans Living things and habitats Ecology and environment Habitats Underwater Animals and Habitats
By focusing on Marine Litter, we talk about topics such as Renewable Materials, Life Processes and living things, Endangered Animals, Animals and Us, Habitats, Nature and Diversity, Food Chains and Local Environments.
Art
Printmaking Sculpture Craft
We use art and craft as a medium to bring environmental issues into focus for young people. In each session pupils first explore a topical environmental issue and are then invited to make a colourful recycled craft item. These connect creative thinking and environmental issues and highlight how we can all play a part in supporting a beautiful and healthy natural environment.The craft works can be taken home or displayed in school.
Environmental Geography Workshop
Materials and recycling Plastic pollution Rainforest Sustainable living Global warming Renewable Energy Climate change
The workshop starts by listening to the sounds of the rainforest. We quickly discover that rainforests are one of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. They contain two-thirds of all the world's plant and wildlife species. For example a single hectare of tropical rainforest may have as many as 200 species of trees. Large areas of rainforest have been cleared to make way for cattle farming and soya bean production. The removal of commercially valuable hardwoods such as teak and mahogany have accounted for most of the lost species.
To help us learn about the rainforest in more detail, we use an engaging presentation with colourful pictures, maps and video of the plants and animals that make the rainforests so diverse. We also talk about the different uses of wood including paper manufacturing.
As a way of engaging with the subject pupils are invited to make a unique up-cycled notebook from recycled paper and old maps, which is environmentally sound and aesthetically pleasing. This raises awareness around recycling, re-using materials and helping protect the world's forests.
Forest School
Outdoor Learning
What size groups do we cater for?
35-70 per session Whole school assemblies
Access for visitors with disabilities
Yes Please let us know more about your group and we will get back to you with more details about the suitability of what we offer.
Visitors with Special Educational Needs (SEN)
Our workshops adapt perfectly for SEN school environments. We provide sessions at a pace best suited for the pupils needs and abilities. The use of colourful visuals, upbeat video clips and recycled / up-cycled materials are made available for pupils to handle, the eco designed items add rich sensory experience the session.
Anything else?
Some of the key benefits from workshops are:
- Saving on planning time.
- Covering many different subjects within one day.
- Creating handmade items that can be used for school projects and classroom displays.
- All Green Up Your Act activities aim to support wellbeing through nature and demonstrate how every individual can make a positive difference at home, school and in the wider world for themselves.
- Saving on planning time.
- Covering many different subjects within one day.
- Creating handmade items that can be used for school projects and classroom displays.
- All Green Up Your Act activities aim to support wellbeing through nature and demonstrate how every individual can make a positive difference at home, school and in the wider world for themselves.
Who are Green Up Your Act Education?
Over the eighteen years, we have worked with hundreds of different schools and colleges across the UK. We are passionate about all things sustainable: recycling, up-cycling, global/local biodiversity, endangered species & their habitats, and the growing of seasonal food. As our feedback demonstrates, our services have proven to be ecologically progressive, educational, and fun. We are happy to tailor our programmes to your specific educational requirements and everything we make or grow can be taken home to enjoy. Get in touch today to find out what we can offer your school!
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