School Workshop: Sustainable Attainable (years 7 to 11)

Students will be introduced to a key sustainability-thinking tool which they’ll use to investigate Eden’s green business credentials, before thinking about the global efforts being made towards a sustainable future and the role they can play.

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Workshop overview

Using the Eden Project as an example of a business with sustainability at the heart of its working practices we look at the meaning and execution of sustainability using the ‘triple bottom line’.

The students will explore what it means in the real world, by looking for examples of our approach on our site and considering how effective it is. We will consider the big picture and discuss why sustainability is so important.

We finish by looking at the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the role we can all play as individuals, and members of communities and organisations, in contributing to a better, brighter future.

Visiting teacher

“ One of the most educationally rich venues to have taken groups to visit. I would hope all pupils at our school could visit on a rite of passage. ”

Practical information

This workshop enables students to:

Use Eden examples to explore sustainability as a practical concept through the application of the ‘triple bottom line’.
Recognise and take a view on global efforts being made towards a sustainable future through the UNSDGs.
Develop an awareness of how being part of an organisation can amplify change and be inspired to take the message that change is possible back to their school.

We've designed the workshop to help teachers cover the following subject areas:

Geography KS3 -The use of natural materials and how human activity relies on effective functioning of natural systems.

Geography KS4 - Resources and their Management

Citizenship KS3 - Students will study the roles played by institutions and voluntary groups in society, and the ways in which citizens work together to improve their communities, including opportunities to participate in school based activities.

Citizenship KS4 - Students should experience and evaluate different ways that citizens can act together to solve problems and contribute to society. The different ways in which a citizen can contribute to the improvement of his or her community, to include the opportunity to participate actively in community volunteering, as well as other forms of responsible activities.

The workshop costs £8.50 per pupil with a minimum charge of £170 per group (includes VAT). Maximum group size is 35. The cost includes:

a facilitated workshop with our Education Team
free access to the Eden site for the day
all equipment needed for the workshop
free teaching resources enabling your class to prepare for the workshop and to follow up on the activity
a personal welcome from the Education Team at the entrance
a base for your bags in our purpose-built education centre, The Core
a space to eat your own lunch

The price includes free entry for accompanying adult helpers, whose participation is essential to the success of the day (please note our suggested adult/pupil ratios are as follows: Early Years Foundation Stage, 1:3; Key Stage 1, 1:6; Key Stage 2 and 3, 1:10; Key Stage 4, 1:15; Key Stage 5, 1:20). You’re welcome to bring more helpers if you’d like. Additional helpers are charged at our group booking rate.

We also offer a free preparatory visit to Eden for teachers wanting to plan their school trip, which should be booked in advance.