This week P6S participated in the Lego Build the Change workshop entitled Building Instructions for a Better World.

The LEGO Group will be at a very special environmental event in November this year and they want to use the event to get children’s thoughts, dreams and ideas in front of important people. Leaders from around the world will meet this November at the COP26 conference in Glasgow, UK to discuss and make decisions about how best to protect our planet from the effects of climate change. The LEGO Group want to make sure that children also have their voices heard at this key event: after all, they are among the people most affected by the decisions being made.

The Lego group will be present in Glasgow from 1-12 November 2021, running hands-on Learning through Play activities and events and showcasing children’s ideas for a better future. They will also be creating a booklet called Building Instructions for a Better World to present to decision makers and other attendees at the conference. It will include simple instructions to world leaders from children around the world about what to do about the impending climate emergency and that is where we come in!

The class learned about the COP26 conference that is being held in Glasgow and who will be attending from around the world. They investigated the importance of the world being balanced and about climate change before splitting into 4 small groups to identify three important instructions for our world leaders. The groups then merged into 2 larger groups and shared their instructions before deciding on the top three statements. These statements were then shared with the class and the class voted on the top 3 that were to be sent to the Lego group and shared at the conference.

Well done to everyone who participated!