E nvironmental S ociety “COMBINE EDUCATION AND AWARENESS-RAISING WITH ACTION AND POLICY INFLUENCE”
Tell us a little bit about your society? We meet every week to discuss environmental issues and their impact, focusing on raising awareness and on global concerns. All profits from our fundraisers go to global and local environmental charities of our choice. Why do you think we don’t strike at this school? We are not allowed to... But by influencing people to come to Environmental Society, we will hopefully inspire people to feel passionately about the environment and to go to the strikes in the future, to get a real involvement on a more personal level. Have you seen visual change in the way things are done at this school since you started this society? We feel there is much more of an acceptance towards caring about environmental issues around the globe, no matter how small they are. The committee runs more frequently now, so we feel it is more accessible to everyone around the school, being student-led. We are even creating a Wellington-branded water bottle (Swellingtons) to promote the Environmental Society – and of course to help the environment, as the water bottles are reusable. Do students seem to be more caring for the environment since you started this society? Yes, they definitely are. More students are getting involved in the newsletter, fundraising and Instagram. Our Instagram page is hugely influential in raising awareness.
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