P-05-1024 For Environmental awareness to be made compulsory and a key module within Schools in Wales for all years (Primary and Secondary Education)

This petition was submitted by Patricia Noemi Diaz having collected a total of 141 signatures.

Text of Petition:                     

Environmental Awareness and action as part of the educational framework in Wales would be relevant to the Wellbeing Act and Wales Education Agenda. The petition aims for Welsh Government to consider for all schools in Wales to apply a core module from early years on the Environment encouraging awareness and action. It can be a fundamental initiative which encourages young people to engage in their environment by being educated of the environment and allowing them the opportunity to actively protect it throughout the curricula at each school year.

Additional Information:

​ Environmental education is essential to ensure our future generations apply the measures require to preserve our environment. Bringing nature to the classroom is imperative to highlight to school children (and parents indirectly) the need for change. Environmental awareness and nature should be "on a par" with key classes in all schools in Wales. It is essential that children grow up with a great understanding, education in current nature issues and knowledge on what actions they can take to protect the diverse environment we live in. It is also teaching them day to day about respect to nature.

Status

This petition was considered completed by the Petitions Committee at its meeting on 03/11/2020.

The Committee noted the petition and the correspondence received. Given that the Children, Young People and Education Committee is currently actively scrutinising the Curriculum and Assessment Bill and the content of the new Curriculum for Wales, the Committee agreed to raise the petition with that Committee. In doing so it agreed to thank the petitioner and close the petition.

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It was first considered by the Petitions Committee on 03/11/2020.

Senedd Constituency and Region

• Ynys Môn
• North Wales

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