Earth Day Megaconference 2024 - Planet vs Plastics

We are delighted to announce that the schools in the schedule below have been chosen to present on Earth Day Megaconference - April 22nd on Planet vs Plastics 

Students aged 12 -17yrs around the globe will speak, either about their individual schools, their town/city, their district and/or their country. 

What can we do as young people to help our planet?  

Session	Time of presentation GMT ( April 22nd )	School Name	Country
1	10.30 – 11.00	British International School Ukraine	Ukraine
2	11.00 - 11.30	Affiliated High School of Chung-Hsing University	Taiwan
3	11.30 – 12.00	Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace Nr XIV	Poland
4	12.00 -12.30	Affiliated High School of Chung-Hsing University	Taiwan
5	12.30 – 13.00	GÜLÜÇ İBRAHİM İZMİRLİ ANADOLU LİSESİ	Turkey
6	13.00 – 13.30	Osnovna škola Horvati	Croatia
7	13.30 – 14.00	Woodford County High School	UK
8	14.00 – 14.30	Oaks Park High School	UK
9	14.30 – 15.00	Unifat Pimary School	Uganda
10	15.00 – 15.30	Maria Afonsina Diniz Macêdo School. EEM José Correia Lima. Instituto de Ensino Sátiro Siebra. EEEP Dr José Iran costa	Brazil
11	15.30 – 16.00	Jeanne Sauvé French Immersion Public School	Canada

An Assembly with the National Archives

On Friday January 26th, the National Archives(NA) partnered with the NVCEG and delivered a bespoke assembly to over 11, Year 6 classrooms all about the Holocaust. It was incredible for the NA to reach such a high number of students to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day, many of which may not have been able to visit The National Archives easily. The children’s ability to relate to the past and consider the difficulties faced by those involved in the Kindertransport was very moving and it was lovely to hear such thoughtful and empathetic responses to the historic documents that were shared.

"We hope the students will continue to reflect on the experiences of those affected by the Holocaust" quoted Hannah Carter, Education Manager at the National Archives. "The students were fantastic, their responses were so thoughtful. We are thrilled, we were able to engage with so many students today"  

The document on the right shared by the NA  was MH 55/689; this is a Ministry of Health file about conditions in Dovercourt Camp, a refugee camp for predominantly Jewish children who came to the UK as part of the Kindertransport scheme.

Sophie Stewart, Education Officer, pictured below,  led the session, she concluded by relating what happened in history to what is happening today in our modern world, she ended the assembly by asking the children to think about the following question: ‘What would make a child refugee feel comfortable in a new country?’

We want to send a huge heart felt thank you to the National Archives education team for such a thought provoking, well thought out, factual and child focused session all about the Holocaust.  We learnt lots !

Pupils meet their local MP - Wes Streeting

 

On Friday 19^th January pupils from across Redbridge ( Glade Primary, Fairlop Primary, Redbridge Primary, Uphall Primary, Grove Primary, Little Heath School and Highlands Primary) connected over zoom with their local MP Wes Streeting .

Wes listened to the pupils talking about why they liked Redbridge. “People are kind,” and  “we have lots of green spaces”, were just a couple of the common reasons.

The pupils also spoke about what they wanted to change about their local area.  Less litter , more help for homeless people and no smoking areas were just a few ideas.

The pupils even got a glimpse inside the offices where Wes is based in Ilford.

Wes told the pupils to be as ambitious as possible and to aim high, he told the pupils to work hard at school, and then they could achieve whatever they wanted. "Just aim right at the very top", he said, "and nothing can stop you".

Wes spoke about his career and why being a politician is really important to him.

“ Being a Politian for me is a great way to make a difference to people’s lives, I have lived in Redbridge for over 20 years, which means I know all about our community”