Grange Festival collaborates with WWF to highlight urgency of climate crisis

This summer, Learning@TheGrange, in collaboration with WWF, has recruited 250 young people aged 7-23 to express their hopes for a sustainable future.

Through interactive workshops guided by creative professionals, groups from nine schools and educational institutions discussed different global landscapes, from the Amazon Rainforest to ancient woodlands in the UK.

They wrote text, composed music and choreographed dance to represent how they want life to be on our living planet. Their songs were filmed and illustrated with Silverback footage. Their collection of films will be launched on 29 September at the Grange Festival theatre to an audience of young people, teachers, educationalists and environmentalists. 

These films are intended to be shown at a number of global conferences, including COP26 in November, to drive conversations about how to sustain life on Earth. Young people are still being invited to share their visions of the future. Schools can get involved, supported by WWF’s free resource pack. 

Susan Hamilton, director of learning, The Grange Festival, comments: 'Our collaboration with WWF aims to encourage young people to look at our damaged world through new lenses. By discovering and developing these kinds of life skills, the next generation will be better equipped to plan for a positive future – a future which requires them to work alongside nature - and influence decision makers so that collectively, we respect the needs of the planet. We hope Future Visions will demonstrate that through innovative creative activity, young people can devise original ways of tackling big challenges, expressing their opinions, conclusions and proposals persuasively.'

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