Eastchurch School: 2006 environmental monitors

1. Making sustainable energy realAshden Awardsworkshop for the Geographical Association annual conferencePaula OwensAnne Wheldon18 April 2009 Eastchurch School: 2006 environmental monitors

2. Purpose of the Ashden Awards ‘To promote the use of local, sustainable energy, because of the environmental, social and economic benefits which it can provide.’ Kensa Engineering: 2008 manufacturing heat pumps Woodheys School: 2007 energy notice board Nishant Bioenergy, India: first prize 2005

3. How the Ashden Awards work • Find excellent examples of local, sustainable energy. • Celebrate, publicise and reward the organisations involved → more local, sustainable energy • Help award winners to go further → more local, sustainable energy • Spread the key messages of award winners → more local, sustainable energy. Fruits of the Nile, Uganda, 2008 solar driers for fruit

4. Award-winning work must • be really happening. • show real benefits. • be innovative. • be replicable. SELCO, India: 2005 solar photovoltaic lighting Cassop School: 2006 solar photovoltaic modules

5. Three Award programmes International • Emphasise how local sustainable energy brings social benefits UK • Focus on carbon saving in specific sectors, such as businesses, local authorities and charities. Schools • Highlight schools where sustainable energy is a key part of their culture and practice. BSP, Nepal: 2005 biogas plants for homes

6. Making it real - films • Our films about Award winners show sustainable energy technologies working in a real place. Find them on: http://www.ashdenawards.org/winners http://www.youtube.com/user/AshdenAwards http://www.green.tv/ashden_awards • Find more detailed information, and search by location and technology on: http://www.ashdenawards.org/winners

7. Making it real – schools resource

8. What’s in the Ashden schools resource? • Themed KS1 – KS3 activities, linked to subject areas including ESD, citizenship and PSHE. Each activity has materials which you can use directly or adapt: • Teacher notes. • Links to suggested films. • Powerpoints to use with interactive white boards for individual lessons. • Ideas for further activities. • Quick ideas to use with the films. • Ideas for governors and management. Sandhills School: 2008 sustainability in a drama lesson

9. Making it real – Award-winning schools • Helping a school become more sustainable in energy use can be daunting. • Award-winning schools have tremendous achievements – but most of them happened in small steps. • Get ideas and inspiration from their films and case studies: Ringmer College: 2008 environmental prefects http://www.ashdenawards.org/winners

10. How does the Ashden resource support teachers and schools? • Supports a cross-curricular and creative approach to teaching. • Creates a positive way for pupils to learn about climate change. • Provides ready-made lessons that can be used directly or personalised by teachers. • Helps schools to work with the Sustainable Schools agenda. • Shares best practice through examples.(and it’s all free!) Seaton School: 2007 display of wind and solar output

11. Some other useful websites • http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/sustainableschools/index.cfm Sustainable Schools support • http://www.sustainablelearning.info/  Helping you manage sustainable energy use • http://www.eco-schools.org.uk/nine-topics/energy Eco-schools site • http://www.carbondetectives.org.uk/content/home/  DCSF carbon detectives kit

12. Space Cultural Understanding & Diversity Place GEOGRAPHY Inter- dependence Scale Physical & Human Processes Environmental Interaction & SD Thinking about sustainable energy projects and the big ideas of Geography?