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Environmental Education
Working with young people to take climate action
Connecting young people with the natural world is the foundation of future climate action. More young people than ever before are experiencing eco-anxiety and apathy. To face these twin challenges alongside the climate crisis our young people must have a robust understanding of climate change, biodiversity, and sustainability – and feel that they can and should take climate action. Our education programme serves to meet these aims.
Want to work with us? We're keen to develop projects supporting schools in teaching about environmental topics or find time in existing projects to visit more schools at no cost to you. Get in touch with Carys at c.mainprize@carboncentre.org to discuss.
Current Projects
If you would like to find out more about these projects, to see if your school is eligible for free sessions, or to donate & fund our work, contact Carys at c.mainprize@carboncentre.org
Peatland Mini Module
The Crichton Carbon Centre has developed a course “Introduction to Peatlands”, a Customised Award qualification that has been SCQF credit rated by SQA and is available to secondary schools. This work received funding from RSK Foundation and Peatland ACTION.
This comprehensive qualification covers everything pupils require to gain a solid understanding of peatlands and their role in the water and carbon cycles, biodiversity, land-uses, and their degradation and restoration. It is designed to complement existing qualifications such as Environmental Sciences. Teachers can contact their regional SQA managers or CCC for more info.
We also have primary 5-7 resources including literacy, numeracy, and science lessons all around our peatlands. Find them on our resource page.
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Biosphere Explorers: Climate Hub
Biosphere Explorers is a long running project using the local frame of the Galloway and Southern Ayrshire Biosphere to teach pupils about climate change, biodiversity, and sustainability.
BE: Climate Hub runs until March 2026 and free sessions are available to ALL Dumfries and Galloway schools subject to staff availability.
Thanks to funding from the D&G Climate Hub, which is a Net Zero Scotland project and lead by Galloway & Southern Ayrshire UNESCO Biosphere.
Our Coast and Climate Change 3
Dumfries and Galloway primaries along the Solway Firth will learn about coastal habitats and climate change during this project, which runs until Dec 2025.
Resources created for this project will soon be available for free on our website.
Funded by Robin Rigg Community Fund, administered by Solway Firth Partnership, and RSK.
