Climate change is the greatest environmental threat facing humanity. Constant and disproportionate emissions of gases by industrialized countries, among other abuses of natural resources, are causing major changes in global climate. Its consequences affect mainly the developing countries and result in floods, drought, hurricanes and all kinds of natural disasters that leave the population helpless and without means to survive.
Climate change is one of the great threats of our time, not only for nature and the extinction of species, but also for man. Although the effects of climate change are noticeable across the globe, they do not affect all populations alike.
In the Climate Change Activist Program of the Richmond Vale Academy, you will learn and teach along with people from all over the world and — what's the most important task nowadays for a Climate Activist — contributing to create awareness, spreading the knowledge about Climate Change and Global Warming in the communities, and specific in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Our team of Climate Activists are already carrying out their corresponding activities with the program. Here we present the activities that have been carried out the last couple of weeks:
| Week 3: Digging Deeper – 14th to the 20th of November |
| Morning | Afternoon | Evening | |
| Monday | Morning Class about: The USA election and democracy Basic climate science: Climate Change and the Oceans |
Basic climate science: What Now? Responding to Climate Change |
We go over the poster about our expectations to this period. |
| Tuesday | Common action | Local impact on Climate Change in St. Vincent. A field trip in the North Leeward. |
Creative evening We blogging |
| Wednesday | Morning Class about: Humanure We go over the period: “Digging Deeper” We decide the proposed plan or change it. We discus our expectations to this period. We make posters. |
Course: Ways to propa- gate trees. We set our first Papaya seeds. 3pm: Course about tree lympics |
Documentary: Cowspiracy |
| Thursday | Food production | Responsibility groups 1 hour course by Luke about Energy Trees Common Meeting |
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| Friday | Morning Class about: How far are we with Renewable energy We go to Kingstown for shopping $$$$$$$$$$$ |
We go to Kingstown for shopping $$$$$$$$$$ |
Culture evening. |
| Saturday | Course: We go trough our garden and forest to be enlighten by Amos knowledge. |
Individual studies in tree spices we will plant. Presentation from each group. |
Board games in Rose bank |
| Sunday | Common trip to Falls of belaine | ||
| Week 4: Digging Deeper – 21th to the 27th of November |
| Morning | Afternoon | Evening | |
| Monday | Morning Class about: The war in Syria Field trip: Wallilabou propagation station. |
We eat lunch at Walilabou Restaurant (20 ec p/p) Field trip to forestry. We learn about the work they do to protect our nature reserves. |
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| Tuesday | Common action | Course: Bio-char and its wonders to fight Climate Change. |
Creative Evening |
| Wednesday | Morning Class about: Energy independence Caribbean Studies: Why is trees important in a changing climate – the adaptation and mitigation values of tree planting. Studies are done in the study-groups. Discussion in the team. |
Field trip to the Taiwan Agriculture station about tree propagation and compost factory. We leave 12.30. |
Documentary: Bill for change |
| Thursday | Food production | Responsibility groups Common Meeting |
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| Friday | Morning Class about: Peoples Movements (FWTP) Course: Practical course in how to graft trees |
We continue grating trees. |
Start of the building weekend. We organiZe the tasks among us. |
| Saturday | Building Weekend | ||
| Sunday | Building Weekend. | ||
The Climate Change Activist Program and the Fighting With the Poor Program have a number of activities to be done during the month.. Here we present the schedule of the activities that will be carried out by both teams throughout the month of November.
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | |
| 7.00 | Breakfast | ||||||
| 7.45 | Cleaning | ||||||
| 8.30-9.30 | Morning Class | Common Action | Morning Class | Food production | Morning Class | Team program | 9.00 Breakfast |
| 9.30-12.00 | Team program | Team program | Team program | Own program | |||
| 12.00 | Lunch | 13 Lunch | |||||
| 13.00-16.00 | Team Program | Team program | Team program | Resp. groups / Common meeting | Team program | Team program | Own program |
| 16.00 | Own program / sport / beach / hike | ||||||
| 18.00 | Dinner | ||||||
| 19.00-21.00 | Team program | Documentary | Team meeting, planning next w | Game night | Cultural Evening | ||
| 21.00- | Own program | ||||||
Finally, we invite you to join our programs at Richmond Vale Academy. It is time to begin to contribute your bit to save our planet. Invite your friends, family or anyone you want. Now, the important thing is that we all learn not only to take care of our planet, but also to help those who need it most.
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