| Keen students from Rutland College, in collaboration with the college’s SCA, helped organise and run the successful Rutland Sust event in November 2007. The event celebrated the volunteer work young people from Leicester, Rutland and Northampton had undertaken. |
SCAs in four colleges developed sections for college intranets to explain what sustainability is, how the college is addressing it, how students and staff can get involved, and what they can do in their own lives to make a difference
Together with staff and Students’ Union members at Castle College the SCA organised a Climate Change event, aiming to raise awareness on sustainability issues and to show that Climate Change affects young people
A waste awareness event was held at Rutland College in February 2008, hoping to inspire students to think creatively about their waste and reduce, reuse and recycle
SCAs launched sustainability-related screensavers in two colleges and displayed sustainability-related awareness posters in two colleges. The SCA in WQEI College created a tongue-in-cheek ‘Save the World Activity Sheet’ for inclusion in a goody bag given to new starters at the college
A Green Day was held in February 2008 at WQEI College, raising awareness about a number of sustainability issues and featuring live music, stalls and practical workshops
The SCA at Leicester College coordinated a display stand for the college’s sustainability week, raising awareness of what the college is doing regarding sustainability, and advertising related schemes such as a People and Planet group, EVS promotion and a climate change march
The SCA in Leicester College helped organise a successful celebration event marking World Environment Day 2007
SCAs collaborated to help students from three Leicester colleges participate in the national climate change day of action in London in December 2007