What's in Fashion?

Today encourage pupils and school staff to use NO cans, cartons, glass or plastic bottles.

What other ideas do students have for reducing single use items?

Start the day with this video from Kids Against Plastic. Find out what motivated Amy and Ella to start their campaign.
Use the resource to explore the issue of plastics, fashion and waste in more detail.

Watch this inspiring video by the founder of a Leyton based social enterprise, Trashion Factory.

Olivia Lara Weber talks about what inspired her to start this business and why a closed-loop business model is better for the climate.

This is a 20 minute online video lesson made by Thought Box education for the national Youth Climate Summit 2020 

This video by teenagers about tackling fast fashion is a good starting point for using TRAID's Behind the Seams tool kit.

This 12-part podcast explores a different aspects of the climate crisis with our mental health as a key consideration. It covers food, fashion, media and our addiction to fossil fuels.

The Suntrap at Home page includes lots of recycling and reuse activities such as including making a wormery, sprouting scraps and making natural dyes.

Zero Carbon Schools

Zero carbon, net-zero, carbon footprint – these are all phrases we are hearing a lot these days and it is crucial students are knowledgeable and feel empowered to tackle this subject.

Click here to read more about the session. 

The Story of Stuff project has series of fast-paced, fact-filled animations including The Story of Bottled Water, The Story of Microfibers and The Story of Solutions.