Green Action ELT is a volunteer group from the English language teaching sector dedicated to driving positive environmental action. Founded in 2019 as part of the UK ELT & The Environment initiative, we’ve grown into an internationally connected team promoting sustainability through events, social media, and campaigns.
Everything we do is powered by our volunteer steering team. If you’d like to help us organise events, raise awareness, or inspire change, we’d love to hear from you! Learn more about volunteering and supporting our mission.
If you have questions or suggestions, please contact us via social media or email:
Our volunteers
Chris Graham
Chris is President of IATEFL. He helps plan and host events for Green Action ELT and shares his research insights from the sector. He is also an ELT author, consultant and researcher.
Anca de Vries
Anca helps plan and host events for Green Action ELT. She is a university lecturer and author/speaker.
Peter Holly
Peter is a freelance teacher and teacher trainer. He is particularly interested in UN Sustainable (and Inner) Development Goals as catalysts for English language learning.
Marcela Villan
Marcela is an English language teacher, teacher educator, and educational writer based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She believes that language classrooms are powerful spaces for fostering critical and systems thinking, as well as compassion and responsibility towards our planet and communities.
Stephany Carrasco Sardon
Stephany is passionate about nature, sustainability, and education as a catalyst for social and environmental transformation. She designs conscious educational and digital experiences that integrate sustainability, innovation, and a human-centred approach.
Stephen Farren
Stephen is an English language teacher and trainer interested in how ELT connects to the world beyond the classroom. He supports teachers in creating learning environments that are environmentally aware, socially sustainable and humane.
Christopher Etchells
Chris is founder of Green Action ELT and former owner / manager of English Country Schools. He is trustee of an environmental action group in his local community and believes strongly in the power of education to help create a more just, cleaner, and greener future for our planet.
Our ambassadors and supporters
A very special thanks to everyone who supports our work in other ways, from speaking at our events or regularly promoting our events.
- Helen Kind: ELT green champion, led Green Action ELT through a formative period; creator of much of the artwork and content on this web site; and continued active supporter.
- Dan Bryan (Languages United) for his technical IT and website support.
- Eleanor Thomas (English UK) for promoting our events and activities to English UK member centres.
- Michael Glenn-Kerr, UK Manager at Alpadia Language Schools, who helped set up our Pledge and has presented and represented Green Action ELT at English UK
- Joanna Stirling, connected us with Nile language school; much appreciated long term member of our steering team; now retired.