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Young People
Education has always been at the heart of Cape Farewell and the partnership between artists, scientists and educators began on the very first art/science expedition in 2003. Cape Farewell has pioneered an innovative education programme for young people, aiming to facilitate and inspire learning about climate change, and to give young people a voice in the climate change debate.
Youth expeditions
Youth expeditions form the heart of the education programme, offering the chance for students to take part in voyages to some of the most fragile ecosystems of our planet to witness the dramatic environmental changes that are taking place, to undertake science research in the field and find creative ways of communicating climate issues to their schools and local communities.
Learning Resources
Climate change is inherently cross-curricular. The youth expeditions have provided examples of science and art learning around climate. Videos, lesson plans and other resources for students and teachers are available on the learning resources page.
Creative Engagement
Cape Farewell is committed to supporting creative ways of engaging young people in climate issues. To coincide with the forthcoming exhibition High Arctic by digital artists UVA at the National Maritime Museum, Cape Farewell and the National Maritime Museum are running a nationwide competition, inviting young people to create a digital artwork about an environmental issue that concerns them. Entries will be judged on how well their artwork communicates to others and inspires people to think differently about their behaviour and impact on the environment.
Speakgreen
The Speakgreen project helps young people explore the human demand on the earth’s ecosystem, providing opportunities for leadership and participation in issues of climate change, and supporting young people to take challenging and creative action in their local environment now and for the future. The first phase of the project focuses on the effects of climate change in Lincolnshire, working in partnership with The Mighty Creatives in Leicester setting up Green Teams in a linked network of Lincolnshire schools. Green Teams investigate aspects of climate change in the region, initiate creative and scientific projects, and build links to local artists, scientists and journalists. The project involves the whole school and its immediate community, working closely with participating schools to deliver core educational goals inside and outside the curriculum, within the focus on climate change.
Previous projects include the world's first youth climate change summit, organised in conjunction with Cape Farewell's exhibition The Ship: The Art of Climate Change at the Natural History Museum, providing a platform for students from over 20 countries to meet, hear evidence and question key decision makers and experts including Sir David King over the space of four days.
Universities
Working in collaboration with the University of Arts London (Camberwell, Chelsea and Wimbledon Colleges), Liverpool John Moore's University and University College Falmouth, Cape Farewell has created SHORTCOURSE/UK, an initiative that looks to question and reform society’s notions of what art education can be.
A surrogate art school of sorts, SHORTCOURSE/UK offers students a multi-disciplinary programme that combines creativity and criticism in an attempt to locate climate change in the cities, countryside, and coastlines of the UK. Seeking and directly engaging with a new generation of creative and scientific thinkers, the current programme involves a sequence of three intensive courses set up to consider the role of emerging artists and art students in designing and communicating a cultural shift towards ecological thinking and sustainability.
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