Teachers’ Notes and Resources
Participants should also read the generic introduction about the Initiative, the Guidance notes and the notes on recording and sharing of activities.
Quality
Students are aiming to achieve artistically diverse and beautiful outcomes in completing, or incorporating this project working with artists, local communities and climate change experts. Students should aim to communicate the essence of climate change impact on the key ASPnet Action Areas.
Timescale
Schools can register at any time.
The time needed to work on this activity could be as little as one class session, or it could be undertaken over a period, depending on the length of time teachers wish to give to the research element and how this may be connected to their curriculum and/or to the other parts of the whole initiative, or indeed a local community initiative.
Initially we are keen to focus on developing projects that will deliver a major impact beginning in 2025 - greater value and impact will be gained by as many countries contributing project outcomes together to emphasis the need for urgent action
Longer term benefits will be gained by projects focused on creating a legacy for local communities that will have an ongoing impact for future generations.
Resources
The creation of new artistic Seeds of Hope outcomes should be achieved using expert resources (see links below), and existing local resources. We are promoting a ‘less is more’ approach to reflect the theme of sustainability and access (not all schools have the same level of resources).
Students and teachers should aim to be imaginative in their use of local resources, and the way they conceive their artistic projects to reflect the ASPnet Action Areas, including joining relevant local climate change initiatives if they exist locally.
To enable the sharing of artistic outcomes internationally project leaders are asked to submit:
a narrative description of the project of between 400-600 words
a maximum number of artistically good quality photos 10
if you have made a video which its central to your project upload it to a local site (school or community project, for example) and send a link only to the national coordinators to share on the UNESCO ASPnet Arts & Culture Initiative site.
Useful Links
Why do we save seeds? Kew Podcast
Why do we need to protect seeds, and how will that help climate change? Kew Podcast
Other useful links suggested by Kew’s Education Team
Other resource material links will be added in future so please check back here for additional materials.
People Links
If you want to ask questions related to this activity you can contact the UK UNESCO National Coordinator