Workshop Outline
Yes, no, don’t know questions (15 minutes, whole group)
Equipment: Two bits of paper with either a happy face or a sad face
drawn onto them.
Method: Place one piece of paper onto one wall and the other on the
opposite. Repeat statements and ask people to walk to the side that most
represents their feelings on the subject (i.e. “Yes”, “No” or “Don’t
know”)
1. Do we encourage and support young people to be environmentally
friendly.
2. Do you think that the educational system is doing enough to get young
people involved in environmental issues i.e. recycling?
3. Do environmental issues raise concerns for you?
Political Spin the Bottle (Whole group splits into 2 groups, swap after
20 minutes)
Equipment: A bottle!
Method: Ask participants to sit in a circle. Encourage a volunteer to
spin the bottle, and whoever it lands on shares a local community
environmental issue that affect people’s lives. The person spins the
bottle again and whoever it lands on offers a solution to this problem.
This encourages people to think about positive ways to solve problems as
well as focus on issues that affect them.
Examples of issues:
• Poor or dangerous waste disposal: Raising awareness.
• Too many vehicles. Cluttering, Pollution. Bio fuel?
• Syringes in parks: Better and faster cleaning: Stronger tackling on
drugs. Surveillance? Patrol?
• More effective rubbish collecting. Collecting rubbish outside the bin,
not just what’s inside it. Dustbin men as garbage rangers.
Facilitator’s notes: Problem of course is money. Funding. Which brings
us into the next game.
£5000 Game (20 Minutes)
Equipment: Giant £5000 note
Method: Ask participants to sit in a circle. Pass the £5000 note to the
first person and ask them how they could spend this money to make the
community more environmentally friendly. Repeat this round the circle.
We want a BIG idea for the day. Words of wisdom! “Under promise and over
deliver” What can you, we realistically do for the city to improve the
environment?
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