What's the Education Group?
The Education Group runs
the following promotional activities for Transition Town High Wycombe:
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Energy Efficiency in schools
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Liaison with local educational
establishments
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Transition education for the young, ie,
local food growing, renewable energy, etc
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Awareness of Climate Change and Peak
Oil amongst the young
The current Education Group consists of:
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Frances Alexander
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We are recruiting!!
Would you like to help with these ideas? Do
you have further ideas or would you like to join this group? Then please
contact us by clicking
High Wycombe's Schools in Transition
 All
the evidence we have proves to us that the last 200 years of
cheap and abundant fossil fuels have supplied the energy for the
generation of a highly mobile, complex, well-fed,
inter-connected and inter-dependent industrialised societies. It
has lead to amazing economic growth, an explosion in population
and damage to our atmosphere. That period is about to come to an
end. It is not sustainable. We have over-shot. Everything is
about to change. High complexity equals high fragility. ‘Big’
and distant will break down. Small and local will last. Hence we
need to rebuild resilience into our Schools through a
process of ‘relocalisation’.
The only alternative is to
collapse. Schools are the solution. The future is bright
for those who accept this paradigm change. We
have just 20 years to bring about this dramatic shift. In this
future energy and food will be highly priced and highly prized.
Everyone will be trying to generate as much of their own as
possible and rely upon the ingenuity of the young for
their basic economic needs & security. This is a step-change
from where we are today. Few in education are looking
beyond the next exam league table
let alone thinking about teaching their children sustainability. We have a lot of work ahead. You cannot wait for
someone else to do it for you because it is US who have to
change. It cannot be imposed and there are no acceptable
alternatives. Accept it. Join in.
This page is dedicated to the Schools of High Wycombe.
The visionaries, the teachers, the kids, the leaders,
the volunteers, the parents, the PTA's... we need you all. Are you a
School in Transition?
What are you doing to change? Are you installing Renewable
Energy or getting kids into Local Food? Do you have a biomass
heating system, solar panels, Photovoltaics, wind turbines or a ground
heat pump? Do you invest in low energy solutions? Do you teach permaculture,
the value of preserving legacy seeds,
serve local organic food in the canteen, grow food at the school or
visit local allotments? Are you a School cutting your energy
usage, reducing your transport needs, teaching wisdom or persuading
kids & parents to walk to school?
If so, get YOUR School's name HERE. Tell us what you are
doing. We'll feature photo's, interviews and an outline of your
work. Join the future. Join us.
High Wycombe's University & Colleges in
Transition
 All
the evidence we have proves to us that the last 200 years of
cheap and abundant fossil fuels have supplied the energy for the
generation of a highly mobile, complex, well-fed,
inter-connected and inter-dependent industrialised societies. It
has lead to amazing economic growth, an explosion in population
and damage to our atmosphere. That period is about to come to an
end. It is not sustainable. We have over-shot. Everything is
about to change. High complexity equals high fragility. ‘Big’
and distant will break down. Small and local will last. Hence we
need to rebuild resilience into our University through a
process of ‘relocalisation’.
The only alternative is to
collapse. The University is the solution. The future is bright
for those who accept this paradigm change. We
have just 20 years to bring about this dramatic shift. In this
future energy and food will be highly priced and highly prized.
Everyone will be trying to generate as much of their own as
possible and rely upon the ingenuity of the educated for their
basic economic needs & security. This is a step-change from
where we are today. Few in education are looking beyond the next
exam
let alone thinking about teaching their students sustainability. We have a lot of work ahead. You cannot wait for
someone else to do it for you because it is US who have to
change. It cannot be imposed and there are no acceptable
alternatives. Accept it. Join in.
This page is dedicated to the Bucks New University and
affiliated Colleges.
The visionaries, the lecturers, the students, the leaders, the
Governors, the Student's Union... we need you all. Is your
University Department in Transition?
What are you doing to change? Are you installing Renewable
Energy or getting Local Food into the canteen? Do you have a
biomass heating system, solar panels, Photovoltaics, wind
turbines or a ground heat pump? Do you invest in low energy
solutions? Do you teach permaculture, the value of preserving
legacy seeds or teaching sustainable building? Are you a
Department cutting your energy
usage, reducing your transport needs, teaching any form of
sustainability or persuading students to walk and cycle?
If so, get YOUR name HERE. Tell us what you are
doing. We'll feature photo's, interviews and an outline of your
work. Join the future. Join us.
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