| In one college, an essay question was delivered to
students studying French, asking what they could do to help tackle
climate change. Responses were marked as part of their curriculum. A
group of ten interested students then worked with a StudentForce SCA and
the Drama and Video departments to write, act and direct a docu-drama,
in French and English, about climate change.
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The SCA in one partner college liaised with a local renewable technologies company to develop 20 hours of lectures on sustainable technology for students on construction courses at the college. These lectures form part of the syllabus from September 2008. The SCA, the college and the renewable technologies company also liaised to organise ongoing workshops showing students how to build a wind turbine from scratch from mostly recovered materials. Funded by the construction department, students will design and build the turbine which will then be used for training purposes
An audit of the sustainability content of existing curricula was carried out by the SCA in a Leicester college
An SCA liaised with the design department of a college to run a competition for students to design visual publicity and a website for a college link with a developing country, as part of the existing design syllabus. The SCA in another college commissioned artworks from design students to raise peer awareness of the value of reusing materials
Two tutorial plans were created for two partner colleges. One addressed Fairtrade; the other climate change and recycling. These form part of the tutorial sessions delivered to students in both colleges in 07-08 and 08-09
An SCA developed accessible sustainability activities for a small group of students with learning difficulties
A freelance sustainable fashion stylist and designer was hired by the SCA in a Leicester college to lead a sustainable design workshop for students on a design course. The workshop looked at ethical fabric sourcing, reuse, restyling and environmental impact of clothes
The SCA in a Leicester college worked with a lecturer of animation to provide students with sustainability-related sketches for animation, as part of their syllabus. The finished animations will form part of student portfolios and be featured on college TV