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Britain’s schoolkids had their outstanding ideas Idea: To change all the school lights to energy
for combatting climate change recognised at an saving bulbs and have a light monitor for each
exciting awards event held at the RSA (The Royal class to turn off the lights when the
Society for the encouragement of Arts, room is empty.
Manufactures and Commerce) last night. Prize: A day for the winner and her class at
Following a hugely popular competition this Adventure Ecology headquarters for arts and
summer term, involving young people aged 7 to environmental education
14 years old, prizes were awarded for the best
ideas to tackle carbon emissions. 4. Best in 13-14 age group category
As the generation which will inherit the Jamie Wright, from Wales
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climate today’s lifestyle creates, the Carbon Idea: To have child friendly cycle paths to
Control competition funded by the Department schools and shops
of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Prize: Visit to an organic farm and a grow your
supported by Tesco plc, has given our school own vegetable box
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children a platform to share their hopes and
concerns about the environment. The response 5. Overall runner up from age group
was overwhelming: over the summer term of this categories
year 240 competition entries were sent in with Redmond Coulter, aged 11, London
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25,000 pupils registering to use the calculator. Idea: A solar panelled green house to create
Some of the most popular projects have light from plants at night
included a grey water recycling system for the Prize: An organic food hamper
school vegetable patch, locally sourced school
dinners and child-friendly cyclepaths. 6. Overall runner up to main prize
The top prize, donated by SEGRO the pan- Stuart English, aged 13, North West
European property investment and development Idea: To create energy from storm water and to
group, will be a green makeover to the value of power a water turbine for school electricity
£20,000 for the winning school. A team of Prize: A trip to the Centre for Alternative Energy
experts will design and fit measures to make the
school a beacon for carbon friendly learning. 7. Runner up
The winning idea for this makeover was for Naomi Reddocks, aged 11, East Midlands
energy to be created from the school gym to Idea: To install solar power for every street light
power school electricity. Prize: An organic food hamper
The other winners listed below are: Carbon Control is part of The RSA’s three
year project looking at how we can all take
1. Most popular project as voted by peers action to reduce our carbon emissions. It also
Jack Wieland, aged 13 from the South East builds on our ongoing work in education, aimed
Winning Idea: That everyone at school should at fostering the skills for life that our children will
remind each other to switch their computers off need alongside maintaining high academic
to standby at the end of the day to save energy. standards.
Prize: A trip for his class to visit the Eden Project The RSA works to remove the barriers to
in Cornwall. social progress. We drive ideas, innovation and
social change through an ambitious programme
2. Best in 7-9 age group category of projects, events and lectures. Our work is
Hassan Bhatti, from Small Heath School, supported by 26,000 Fellows, an international
Birmingham network of influencers and innovators from every
Idea: To encourage pupils to bike to school to field and background.
save carbon emissions and improve health
Prize: Trip to Sherwood Forest with group of For more information please contact Nina
friends for a day of environmental education Bolognesi on 07971 851145 or email
with Robin Hood nina.bolognesi@rsa.org.
3. Best in 10-12 age group category
Melanie Ozcan, from North East
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