School Sustainability Programme - Human Superhero
A varied programme of activities that are both practical and educational, to engage children with nature connection and empower them to be planet saving superheroes!
The fun stuff…
Superhero Movement Workshop
Here at Impact, we have previously created dance pieces using the idea that many aspects of superheroes already exist in the world across various creatures/beings/landscapes etc. - when we watch films, we idolise these qualities, but they can actually all be found already on our planet! (Birds can fly, sea creatures breathe underwater, mountains have super strength etc.) In this movement session we explore different movement qualities of 3 categories - the elements, landscapes and creatures. The children then create their own superheroes by choosing one inspiration from each category - eg. someone might choose a superhero based on mountains, birds and fire. The idea is two-fold - empowering the children to feel like superheroes and be able to save the world, and also to create connections with the natural world and a sense of value, honour and appreciation towards it.
Superhero Carbon Footprint Game
A higher/lower game for everyday actions/purchases etc and their carbon footprints, entitled ‘How Bad Are Bananas?’ This game acts as a gateway to conversation and finding out all of the different aspects that have caused that particular carbon footprint. We bring our own superhero twist to the game by further asking the children, 'what would a superhero do?'
Upcycling Superhero Capes
Upcycling superhero capes with different recycled materials and block printing. The children are encouraged to bring in things from home that would otherwise be thrown away to use for their designs. Here they learn about the importance of resources, showing that we can create new things out of old things. We also teach about cruelty-free and environmentally friendly paint/products etc. Depending on the age of the class, we talk about fast fashion too, if appropriate.
The boring stuff…
All workshops can be tailored and tweaked for the class according to age and what they have studied.
One facilitator is provided per workshop - ie. 3 facilitators for the entire programme.
We recommend the full programme; however, you can also book the workshops individually.
You can choose whether to complete the full programme in one day, or whether to split each section so that it runs across 3 dates.
We recommend booking each facilitator for a full day in order to hold multiple sessions and rotate classes as this is better value for money; however, you can also book individual workshops.