AIESEC Hanoi and Club 350 will jointly conduct a project to build awareness on climate change for primary and secondary students in Hanoi.
Children will have a chance to learn and play
The Little Greenagers project will provide training on environmental protection and climate change for 70 students aged eight to twelve.
Classes will be organised over three weekends, from March 2-24, and span three topics of wildlife, waste and energy, and climate change.
The classes are to be part of an experimental green tours programme, and will feature trips to some eco-tourism areas in and around the capital city, such as Ho Tien Sa in Ba Vi District.
Students are expected to proactively acquire knowledge via games, exchanges, discussions, presentations and theater, instead of dry lectures at traditional Vietnamese classrooms that tend to focus on theory.
As part of the project, the students will make two short films on climate change as well as make crafts out of recycled and environmentally friendly materials under the guidance of ten international trainee students.
Their products will be displayed during Environment Week, from March 30 to April 6.
The two films will be widely distributed across the country and in some foreign nations.
Nguyen Vu Nam Phuong, Head of the project, said, “We’ve decided to choose primary and secondary students as the target of the project, as they are too young to conduct activities on their own. The project is expected to help build awareness of climate change and environmental protection for young people early on. We hope that they will maintain their “green” lifestyles when they grow up.”
They all will sign a “green contract”, under which they pledge to persuade their family members to change their behaviour towards a “green” lifestyle by doing simple things like switching to energy-saving light bulbs, minimising use of plastic bags, saving clean water or turning off vehicle engines while waiting for traffic lights for over 25 seconds, she added.
“I believe this is a good educational tool not only for children but also for parents. Sometimes parents would like to teach children about these topics, but can’t due to the lack of knowledge. The activities will be fun and the children will enjoy participating," said Trinh Phuong Thuy, the mother who has a child participating in the project.