Conversation with Marylyn Cropley
This conversation is part of the Low Carbon Project. Marylyn Cropley, author, artist and activist talks about how to bring creativity and fun into the mix.
Content
Marylyn, who is an artist, wellbeing practitioner and grandmother, talks about her book for children Planet Earth Needs Our Help. It is now used in schools as part of the national curriculum.
Marylyn freely admits that she came late to understanding the issues around climate change and what each of us can do, but she has made thoughtful changes to her own life. However, she discovered that the amount of information and opinions can be overwhelming. Her project is aimed at helping children and families to understand and discuss the issues.
As well as Planet Earth Needs our Help, Marylyn has produced a range of resources that are available free on her website https://planetearthneedsourhelp.com. These include colouring-in pictures and activity sheets to help children to learn about the issues.
Other resources
Here are the materials produced by the project for general use
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Low Carbon project: First steps
CourseHere is are the first steps for you to get involved; information, links, ideas and more - from Village Halls and community spaces. Free to download, use and discuss. We also have templates and models for you to use in the resources section.
Free
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Low Carbon project - resources
CourseHere you will find the resources produced by the project, some background reading as well as video interviews with people from organisations who are already working on being greener and other experts.
Free
Funded by:
We are grateful that this project has been funded by the National Lottery's Community Fund.
