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Help us to encourage the next generation to become Waste Warrior Kids. At a time when waste is very much on the agenda, we want to help to make waste reduction a normal and automatic part of everyday life.
We plan to go into schools up and down the country, delivering interactive literacy based workshops that brings the topic of waste reduction to life, through stories and performance.
Pilot Workshops
We have already tested out these workshops at a primary school in Newcastle-under-Lyme. We wrote, designed and delivered workshops to both Key Stage 1 (Reception, Year 1 & 2) and Key Stage 2 (Years 3 - 6).
The workshops were delivered during the school's STEM week which had a space theme. As such we based the workshops around young children meeting aliens who just throw away all of their waste - they don't recycle, compost or re-use. The children loved this storyline and delighted in informing the alien about ways we reduce our waste and how they can too.
The younger children heard the story of 'Chloe' who visits 'Planet Waste' & meets an alien there. Whereas the older children heard the story of a boy who meets an alien who refuses to eat 'wonky veg' - calling them 'faulty potatoes'. Below are a selection of the illustrations we drew to accompany the workshops.
The workshops were very well received, the children really engaged well and were sorry to see the workshops end. We received excellent feedback from teachers, children and parents. One parent even informed me that her daughter told her that 'She was now a Waste Warrior Kid and wanted to make sure that her family recycled as much as possible'.
Hugh's War on Waste - TV Series
We are very proud to say that Keo Films, the production company of the TV series 'Hugh's War on Waste' (which was broadcast on the BBC in Autumn 2015) have been in touch with us and are very interested in our work with the next generation. They are currently putting together a 3rd episode of the TV series and hope to include our work in schools. The workshops carried out at our Pilot School were videod and forwarded, by request, to Keo Films. Hopefully they will be able to include some of our footage - watch this space!
Other Plans
In addition to the school workshops, we plan to set up an interactive online resource for children, teachers and parents, both in the form of a website and an app. This will provide online games, animation, information and printable resources such as activities, colouring sheets, quizes, etc.
But we need your help. We really want to push this campaign forward, but that of course takes time, resources & money.
Please donate to this worthy cause to enable us to go into schools, start building the online resources and to really inspire the next generation to reduce their waste.
Every £1 donated will really help to make a difference.
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