Hi! And welcome to Taking Action Part 2! If you have read Taking Action Part 1, you will know that it was all about how to set up an environmental club at your school. Taking Action Part 2 is all about what to do once you have the club; because, well, you can't just sit around doing nothing. Here I will list some ideas. Some you can do, and some you probably won't; but I hope that there will be something for everyone! Here are 5 handy tips:
1) If you have enough people, you could split into groups, which is what my club did last year. We had a water group, a biodiversity group etc. If you don't have enough people, don't worry- last year there were over twenty of us but this year the number has dropped to four at my school. But, whatever happens, keep going!
2) Talk to the school! Let everyone know that you are a club. You could write a letter to your headteacher or even lead an assembly, which is what my club did. It was terrifying speaking to the year elevens but it was worth it- afterwards.
3) A good way to find out the problems in your school is to audit. The club at my school audited the bins, too find out whether every classroom had recycling. I'm going to be honest here- only a handful of classrooms had recycling and the lunch hall only had one bin. Recycling, general waste, food waste; all were going into one bin. (Not just one bin of course, but one category of bin for all- there wasn't a separate one for food waste or anything like that).
4) Get in the newsletter! This is something the club at my school is looking to do right now. We also would like to put a message out over the tanoy (a kind of speaker system that they use for announcements every morning). You could put in an Eco Tip each week- here's one to get you started:
CUT THE STRINGS OF YOUR DISPOSABLE MASK BEFORE YOU THROW THEM AWAY- IF THEY ARE ATTACHED AT BOTH ENDS THEY CAN STRANGLE TURTLES AND OTHER MARINE LIFE!
5) Lastly, play to everyone's strengths: if someone really likes writing, they could write to the headteacher; or if you have any budding artists, get them to draw posters. Everyone should be doing something they are comfortable with.
Also, I just realised that I have forgotten something important- minutes! Minutes are the notes you take at each meeting. Try to get one person to do it, or take turns but make sure to keep them somewhere safe. I have a notebook with all of the Eco Club's minutes from last year!
That's all for now. Stay safe and stay healthy! Bye!
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