On the trail of sustainability
At the first Young Impact workshop on 23 May, students from the OSZ Ebnit Gstaad and the J.F. Kennedy International School created the kick-off for Impact Gstaad's local education project. (Unfortunately, Institut Le Rosey had to cancel its participation in the workshop at short notice, but will also participate in further workshops). Together with coaches Sophie Bürgin, Jonas Studer and Simon Hirter from eduLAB Thun, they worked all day on formulating problem statements. The students, who ranged in age from eight to thirteen, exchanged ideas in English. The topics they covered included ocean pollution, the plastic problem, food, mobility and transport, energy and waste of resources. The students named the problems directly and presented their results at the end of the day, impressing with creative models and entertaining presentations.
In a next step, the students will deal with the developed topics in more depth during a second Young Impact project day in November. The long-term goal of Young Impact is to continuously involve children and young people in the sustainability discussion and to make their ideas and perspectives heard.
The idea behind Young Impact
Young Impact is a project initiated by Impact Gstaad with the aim of bringing the topic of sustainability closer to the younger generation and to better understand their concerns and problems. As the first cross-institutional project, Young Impact creates a unique meeting platform for students from public and private educational institutions. In addition to the public school, the J.F. Kennedy International School and the Institut Le Rosey also participate in the Young Impact workshops. The project promotes dialogue and interaction between students and teachers and facilitates an interdisciplinary approach to sustainability.
Young Impact Workshop, 23 May 2023
