2010-11 NATIONAL SCHOOLS ESSAY COMPETITION & DEBATE
- ‘How on Earth can we save the rainforests?’
PROGRAMME FOR KEY STAGE 3-4
Thursday 17th March 2011
Human Impact Building, Living Rainforest
Arrival & registration from 1000 - Refreshments available
1100 Tours of the Living Rainforest
1145 Introduction & outline of the day
1205 Essay prize-winner awards
1215 Prep time for Amazon Rainforest Negotiations
On the day, students will be assigned to one of six negotiating groups (Indigenous
People, Local Communities, Agricultural & Timber Producers, Amazonian
Governments, Foreign Governments, UK Voters). Each group will need to establish
what it wants to achieve in the negotiations and different roles will need to be
established for the group members. (Teacher Champions may participate as
observers.)
1245 Buffet lunch
1315 AMAZON RAINFOREST NEGOTIATIONS - How on Earth can we save the rainforests?
Six negotiating groups representing different interests must strike a deal to save the
Amazon Rainforest. Quick – time is running out!
1420 Conclusion & farewell
1430 Departure
Organised in association with:
OIEB