Following on from the successes of the Green Changemakers programme for educators, the Green Skills: Building the Future courses, Mother Garden Bootcamps and the launch of the Cross Pollinator course, this Community Green Changemakers course is our newest sustainability offer.
Level
Level 3
Fees
If your annual income is less than £32,000 this course could be FREE to you. Take a look at our fees page here
Dates and Times
Residential Dates:
10am Friday 4th July – 4pm Sunday 6th July
10am Friday 18th July – 4pm Sunday 20th July
Non-residential Practical Dates:
Friday 11th July
Monday 14th July
Residential Times
Please note these are different times to our usual times. These times apply to both residential sessions:
Day 1 – 10.00am – 5.00pm
Day 2 – 9.00am – 5.00pm
Day 3 – 9.00am – 4.00pm
Non-Residential Times
These times apply to both non-residential days:
10.00am – 3.00pm
About the Course
The course aims to elevate the knowledge and skills of green and sustainable issues and solutions within community projects.
We will cover topics such as:
- The 15 Green Skills and how these can be embraced at and individual and community level.
- The Changemaker model and how to influence change in a community/group
- Introducing donut economics/circular economy thinking to a project
- Understanding and exploring sustainability and ‘green’ terminology
- Utilising nature and the outdoors in community projects for food growing, wellbeing, biodiversity, arts & crafts
- Circular food systems
- An individual research project to explore a specific relevant topic or project idea
The course consists of 2 residential weekends covering the classroom learning (there will also be some use of outdoor space and practical activities throughout these), and 2 non-residential practical days in our grounds.
Entry Requirements
You must be working at Level 1 Literacy, or above.
