MEEN's environmental education blog
Our blog shares our stories about environmental education, general news from MEEN and highlights some of our events. We have included pupils' posters and messages in some instances and pieces written by MEEN volunteers and trustees.
How does learning to sew help us to live more sustainably?
by Rachael Boon. Sewing has long been my passion. Over the past number of years, I have collected a plethora of sewing skills from the many bloggers, social media influencers and television progra
Published on 5th July 2023
Climate conversations
An English Spring time - imagining family climate conversations. A poem created with 55 young people including Year 8 pupils from Burnage Boys High School and Levenshulme Girls School.
Published on 5th July 2023
How do schools become part of the Green recovery?
How can schools be part of the green recovery and what can we do to help?
Published on 9th February 2021
What is COP26 and why is it important?
How do we tackle climate change? With COP26 being held in Glasgow in November Angela helps us understand what it is and why it is important.
Published on 9th February 2021
Hope in a dark winter
Chad McDowell, MEEN volunteer, reflects on localism in lockdown and what we might learn from it.
Published on 9th February 2021
Exploring urban and rural environmental education
The London Environmental Education Forum (LEEF) invited MEEN to deliver a key note speech at it's 30th birthday conference on Urban Environmental Education. This is what we had to say.
Published on 19th April 2020
The MEEN connection: networks of knowledge and action
We're planting trees in a school playground but the teacher is unable to organise for any of the pupils to help as we're doing it during lunchtime. What happens next are lessons on the power of continuity and positive action.
Published on 1st April 2020
Obituary for Deyika Nzeribe 1966 - 2016
It is with great sorrow MEEN is having to announce the passing of one of our trustees, Deyika Nzeribe.
Published on 6th January 2017
Autumn twilight and Green Teach Meet with Broadoak Primary
Broadoak Primary hosted a MEEN twilight networking session last night. Thank you to the school for making it such a good evening and to everyone who came along.
Published on 11th November 2016