We are excited to launch ‘Generation Earthshot’, a new educational initiative – in partnership with World’s Largest Lesson, the education arm of Project Everyone – to help teachers around the world nurture and channel the innate creativity of young people towards solving our biggest environmental challenges.
Generation Earthshot invites students aged 10 – 15 and teachers from around the world to join the mission of The Earthshot Prize to discover the best solutions to help repair our planet. The initiative gives educators free online resources that will inspire big ideas to tackle our five ‘Earthshot’ goals.
Just like The Earthshot Prize, Generation Earthshot aims to inspire optimism that we can overcome these challenges together, helping teachers bring real-world focus to their curriculum and create a buzz of ambition in the classroom.
At the heart of the Generation Earthshot resources is a framework for creative problem solving, designed to unlock the potential of “Generation Earthshot” – a generation of aspiring young inventors, innovators and leaders who will help repair and protect our planet. It contains tools and techniques that can be applied across the curriculum, developing skills in creative problem solving and expressing ideas impactfully that are crucial for students’ future careers.
The Generation Earthshot resources are based on the principles of design thinking, through a simple four-stage process. Teachers are guided through the process with clear notes and students are encouraged to share their ideas with others.
From today, teachers can explore the resources on the Generation Earthshot website and sign up for updates on The Earthshot Prize: London 2021, including the unveiling of the inspiring Prize Finalists and their ground-breaking solutions in September.
From September, teachers will be able to share their students’ ideas via the Generation Earthshot website. Students will receive a certificate and letter of thanks from The Earthshot Prize, connecting their ideas with the global effort to find solutions to repair our planet.
Following the first-ever Earthshot Prize awards on October 17th, Prize winners can become environmental heroes for Generation Earthshot, inspiring them to follow their progress and shaping their own actions going forward. In turn, Generation Earthshot aims to inspire and build a pipeline of future Earthshot winners.
