Co-operative's Green Schools Revolution is a free sustainability programme with resources, activities and trips to encourage school children from the age of five to 16 to think differently about the world around them. Resources encourage creative thinking around key topics like energy, water, healthy living and biodiversity.
Logos and labelling are crucial to our understanding of the ethical and environmental impact of the products we buy and the materials provided in the ethical logos module will help schools to teach primary and secondary pupils about the organisations behind ethical logos, take a closer look at supply chains and understand the ethical impact of decisions that are made by consumers.
The materials are aimed at Key Stages 2 and 3 (ages 7 -14) and will help students learn about the ethical and environmental messages associated with the logos found on common household products and foods, such as Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), Fairtrade, Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and Cruelty Free International.
The Green Schools Revolution’s ethical logos module is available online to all UK primary and secondary schools who sign up at www.greenschools.coop.
The bank of resources includes ‘Supermarket Quest’, a computer game where students can go on an ethical shopping spree to support their learning about which products might use ethical logos. Click here to play the game.