About this Blog

Part of the charm of Barak Obama for me is the impression you get that when his daughters came home and told him about climate change and the damage we’re doing to the planet, he didn’t just listen, he took action. It needs the example of a leader held in this much estimation with the world to force a change, but change needs participants, at every level.

I’m a teacher. For me, teaching is the opportunity to instill values in future generations as much as it is encouraging them to discover the world around them. To this end, I have decided to try and become a carbon-neutral teacher.

But what does this actually mean? Every week, I plan to update this blog on ways in which I am able, or at least, trying to, reduce my carbon emissions. This will be done personally as well as professionally. I plan to involve my Year Three class with this project, and combine it with my other role at school as the ICT teacher.

A caveat: I have the advantage of living only 1.7 miles from where I work, so we as a family (of four, soon to be five) have only 1 car. In addition, we have a wood-burning stove, which heats our house and water for six months of the year and is carbon-neutral, so only our Electricity is factored in (but which is high).

Each week I will be exploring one area that I can improve as an individual or/and as a teacher, and will share my findings with you and my class. Any suggestions, support, questions or comments will of course be gratefully received!