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Lets get speaking up for trees and nature Young Tree Champions ‘’Working together to create a healthier future by connecting, learning and sharing the power of trees’’ Presented by: Richard Pollard – The Tree Council National Schools Programme Manager Hilary Lyons – Speakers Trust - Senior trainer Alanna Beeken – Programme Director
Thank you In partnership with
Working together in collaboration
Promotion
National
National Schools Advisory Group
core research research
Webinar Programme
Overview
Why oracy matters
Teacher training and student workshop
Activity ideas and examples
Project application top tips
Our call to action
Be a #Force for Nature
Our goal
“Working together to connect, learn and share the power of trees to help
tackle the climate and ecological crisis and create a healthier future for people
and planet’’
“There can be no greater legacy than giving young people the tools they
need to save our planet”
Sir David Attenborough
• 58% of under-18s said their mental health was poor or very poor, MIND report.
• “The learning gap is 46% bigger between disadvantaged pupils and their peers”. National
Foundation for Educational Research
The challenge • The ecological crisis, 3 trillion trees and counting, a growing mental health crisis, children’s
and the futures are at stake
opportunity • 89% of young people feel they can make a difference on climate change’’, UN Environment
Programme.
• Learning outdoors the pandemic is requiring schools to quadruple outdoor learning
provision. “First-hand experiences… can help to make subjects more vivid and interesting for
pupils and enhance their understanding, OFSTED
Empowering children
giving them a
platform, a voice to
create a healthier
Reducing teachers’
future
and children’s
climate/nature
Our challenges
anxiety
Connect: Reducing teachers and
children’s climate/nature anxiety
Share Connect
& Care Learn: Helping teachers and educators
inspire their children to catch up across the
curriculum
Learn
Share & care: Empowering children giving
them a platform, a voice to create a healthier
future
Helping teachers and
educators inspire their
children to catch up
across the curriculum
Give children and
nature the tools and
power to share, care
and create a healthier
future Grow deeper
connections with
each other, trees
Our Objectives
‘’Working together to connect, learn and share the
and nature power of trees and nature, to help tackle the
crisis’’
Share Connect
Objectives
& Care
Connect: Grow deeper connections with each other,
trees and nature
Learn Learn: Grow knowledge, skills and understanding of
the power (role and value) of trees and nature, in
respect to addressing the crisis.
Share & care: Give children and nature the tools and
power to share, care and create a healthier future for
all.
Grow knowledge,
skills and Embed programme across the whole school
understanding of (curriculum, campus and community)
the power of trees
and nature.
Young Tree Champion
talents Brave Networker
listener
Communicator Leader Negotiator Generous, kind Listener
honest
Mature carer
Visionary
responsible Empathetic
Reflective
instinctive
Share supportive
& Care Connect collaborator
Team player
Problem Solver,
pragmatic
Learn
Critical thinker Curious
Creative
Seek meaning seek purpose Knowledge
intuitive
Independent Innovator
learner
consolidating the programme Three Guiding Principles Inspired by trees ‘’We all have the power to change. By growing deeper connections with each other, trees and nature, we can unlock a greater sense of purpose to learn the skills and knowledge necessary to transform a world in crisis’’. • Live an active, happy, connected life. • Be curious, explore and learn from nature, celebrate the diversity of all life. • Adapt and push for change, strive to share a fair, inclusive, exciting, healthy future.
• Who are we? • Why do we exist? • What do we do?
The skill of oracy ✓Key functional skill ✓Increases self-confidence ✓Enhances speaking and listening skills ✓Positive mental health through positive self-identity ✓Articulates thoughts and ideas ✓Influences social change ✓A powerful tool for learning
Workshops Speaking Up For Trees
Teacher Training • When? 17 and 18 March • How? Interactive session delivered remotely • What? Everything you need to support your students in their workshops and in speaking up for trees and nature and becoming a force for nature
Speakers Trust process Training and workshop Summer term (April – May) Led by an experienced Speakers Trust trainer • Overcoming nerves • Structured, interactive exercises • Top tips for speaking and listening • Planning the content of a speech • Delivering a speech Live, in person (6hrs) Remote training in school or at home (4hrs/2 x 2hrs)
5 Ss for Confidence
Stride
Stand
Smile
Speak
Stay5 Second Rule Focus and concentration in this quick fire game Each student, in turn, is given a subject and they have 5 seconds to name 3 objects/ items/people to remain in the game. e.g. • trees that grow fruit • creatures in the sea • seasons of the year
Workshops Speaking Up For Trees
Project application Top Tips TOP TIP!! Use our tools. YTC Questionnaire Write an Action Plan
Questionaire: What matters most?
Example
First Name:
Age: …………… / year group …………………………….
Project Title:
Aim of questionaire: To define what matters most to our young tree champions and school with respect to the climate and ecological crisis?
………………..
Question 1: What matters most to you personally?
A B C D
Options
Health, well being Climate Biodiversity The Past and future
Question 2: What do you think is the most import role of trees?
A B C D
Options To provide clean air and oxygen to help To help control global climate To provide a secure home for nature To provide food and medicine, and
you breath, feel calm and happy and rainfall building materials
Question 3: What do you think is the most important role of a young tree champion?
A B C D
To connect and protect trees and nature To learn and explore the science To work with nature to find solutions All options
Options
and wonder of to tackle the crisis
trees and nature
Question 4: What do you want to take action on first?
Trees and health and well-being Trees and climate Trees and biodiversity Trees and Past & Future
OptionsAction Plan (optional)
Project title: Heath School, Young tree champions – Healthy Shoots
Project aim: Working together to deliver activities that help improve the health of our children and school environment.
What matters most to your YTC’s and school? The health of our children and school environment
What’s your theme? Health and well being
What Who is responsible? How will you
What’s your What is your
resources will When will you measure
activities? deliver the activity? impact?
you need? success?
YTC grown deeper
YTC leader Posting activities on connections with each
Connecting other, and nature in our
- Club account Connection session club account,
Memory tree sharing resources school grounds
19th April
Learning Across the curriculum we
- Tree packs learnt how to plant, care
Talking tree trail Completing online and engage pupils in
Learning F4N calculator trees
Sharing & Caring - Trail tech pack Tree trail Grown confidence to
Speaking up for 21th April speak up in public. Shared
trees and nature our passion with the
- Teacher training community and national
networkFurther support Club Space monthly catchup sessions Competitions Schools@treecouncil.org.uk
Coming soon,
Competitions
From May
Speak up for Trees
Chapter 1 – Adventures of OakReaching
Beacon status
Whole school, being a force for
nature
Actively connecting, learning and
sharing the power of trees locally and
nationally in ever more impactful and
creative ways.Celebrating achievements: Young Tree Champions - Force for Nature online Festival
Scotland and Northern Ireland 22nd June, England and Wales 14th JulyThank you Any questions? schools@treecouncil.org.uk Visit us at www.youngtreechampions.org
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