Join our online events to Learn from experts and each other and connect with like-minded colleagues.
All events are free and open to everyone in language teaching. Whether you’re new to environmental action or full of ideas to share, join us – and bring your colleagues and friends!
If you have an idea you’d love to share, contact us via social media or email info@green-action-elt.uk
To see past events, including recordings and summaries, visit our webinar library.
Upcoming events
New Year Check In
Friday 31 January 2025, Midday UK time
What Can We Do in a World On Fire?
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Join us for four, 5-minute presentations from members of the steering team:
Presentation 1 (Peter Holly): Sustainability Development Goals, Inner Development Goals and 21st Century Skills.
Presentation 2 (Chris Graham): Can anger help our students engage with the climate crisis; and should we encourage our learners to be eco warriors?
Presentation 3 (Anca de Vries): Making the climate crisis fun in the English classroom.
Presentation 4 (Chris Etchells) : Help in setting up and running a school Eco Team.
Afterward, join us for an open discussion:
How are you feeling about 2025?
What are your green education plans?
What should Green Action ELT focus on this year?
We’ll also be unveiling plans for a new Green Action ELT Conference in June!
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Green Educator Conference
Friday 6 June 2025
All day conference with the working title: What Can We Do in a World on Fire? Join our mailing list to keep informed.
Recent events
Intersectionality, ELT and climate change – piecing it all together
Friday 27 September 2024
The causes and the negative impact of the climate crisis are interconnected with a large number of socio-economic, political and cultural issues both local and global. The two talks and the subsequent discussion will explore these connections and their impact and suggest some implications for EFL teachers seeking to integrate climate change topics into their lessons.
Rose Aylett is a freelance training consultant and CELTA tutor, based in Liverpool. She has been working in ELT for almost 20 years, predominantly in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, and has a long-standing professional interest in critical pedagogy, global citizenship and social justice education. She speaks regularly at national and international conferences about how to teach controversial issues, promoting critical dialogue in the classroom, and the integration of critical perspectives into ELT.
Zarina Subhan originally qualified as a scientist, but has been working in the field of ELT for over 30 years. She has taught at all levels, in both private and government institutions and worked worldwide as a teacher and teacher educator. Having worked both in and with educational institutions, she also has experience working with educational policy makers, NGOs, community leaders, local and state governments and in a variety of training contexts. Zarina’s time is now spent between delivering teacher training, conference presentations, speaking on educational topics, and writing. Having worked in the science, educational and development sectors, her interests are the neurology of learning; CLIL; continuing professional development for teachers; inclusive and sustainable education.
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