Top School Trips -Issue 6

6 | www.teachwire.net/school-trips “The positive difference Generation Green will make to our collective future cannot be understated.” MARTIN DAVIDSON, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, THE OUTWARD BOUND TRUST Generation Green 2 Addressing inequalities in children’s access to nature A £4.5 million project, funded by Defra, has been launched to help more than 25,000 of England’s most socially disadvantaged young people to connect with nature. Delivered by a coalition of 24 organisations and authorities, including The Outward Bound Trust, YHA (England and Wales), and National Parks England, Generation Green 2 is set to have provided in excess of 41,500 day and overnight nature connection experiences by the time the project comes to an end in the spring. Research suggests that 18% of children living in the nation’s most deprived areas never spend any time in natural space, but there is also extensive evidence linking doing so with increased happiness, a sense of life being worthwhile, and a willingness to act to protect the environment. FIND OUTMORE Further information about Generation Green 2, which is building on the first Generation Green project, is available at www.yha.org.uk/generationgreen Crushing it Electrical retailer AO gave one lucky group of children the chance to enjoy a school trip with a difference recently. Having emerged triumphant in a competition, 15 students from secondary school Ysgol Bryn Alyn in Wrexham headed to Telford, the site of one of the biggest fridge recycling plants in Europe, where they were welcomed by CBBC host and sustainability influencer James Stewart. On-site at the state-of-the-art facility, they were introduced to AO’s 80-tonne fridge-crushing machine, Bertha, which can ‘eat’ up to 100 fridges per hour. Rob Sant, AO’s group recycling director, came up with the idea for the competition after learning that more than a third of adults in Britain rely on their kids to remind them to recycle. “It’s amazing to see kids leading the charge when it comes to recycling, so it was a pleasure to welcome a school class to AO Recycling for the first time ever,” Rob said. Learn more at www.ao.com/recycling From the latest workshops and research to expert advice and topical comment, get your school trip news right here... GET INSPIRED