This PACT project aimed to raise awareness of the issue of air pollution locally, by engaging teachers, school children and their parents in adapting their behaviours to combat the issue for themselves.
We worked with two schools in the local area to raise awareness of the issue through a mix of citizen science, school projects and sustainable transport planning with parents.
Stamford Hill Primary School
PACT commissioned London Sustainability Exchange (Lsx) to work with year 3 pupils at Stamford Hill primary school over the summer term.
School children have had lessons focused on increasing awareness of air pollution and the environment and giving the children an opportunity to carry out fun experiments to measure air quality. Please see below a copy of the school newsletter, highlighting what the children have learnt.
Pupils and Staff at Tiverton Primary School enjoyed a day of fun activities as they learnt about local air quality issues during a ‘Bubble’ Day on Friday 17th May 2013.
Bubble Day encouraged children to travel to school by sustainable means within a 1km ‘bubble’ from the school, and allowed children to measure their own local air pollution using citizen science techniques.
Lessons and activities included teaching them simple ways in which they can reduce their impact on local air pollution, and what measures they can take to protect themselves from harmful exposure.
