Green students get a chance to play it cool
It's the top environmental issue on everyone's lips from former US vice-president turned green campaigner Al Gore to rock stars such as Madonna and now Hong Kong students are being encouraged to get involved in tackling climate change.
Students will have the opportunity to discover the impact of one of today's greatest environmental challenges with a new project to be launched on Tuesday by the British Council, the Education Bureau and education technology company UniServity.
The three-year Climate Cool project will begin in Hong Kong and British schools, with other countries expected to join soon.
The schools project is part of a broader British Council campaign to raise awareness of climate change.
In Hong Kong, 11 aided schools and the English Schools Foundation will take part in the project, which will link to secondary school subjects including geography, the sciences, integrated humanities, liberal studies and information technology. Students, mainly those in Forms Two and Six, will be involved in online and face-to-face activities, such as fieldtrips and workshops and work online with their British peers.
British Council spokeswoman Ann Wong Ngar-yue said students in Hong Kong and Britain would link up via video conference at the launch.
Hong Kong Observatory director Lam Chiu-ying will talk to students about the latest climate developments and issues facing Hong Kong while Civic Exchange chief executive Christine Loh will discuss the impact on the Pearl River Delta.
