A brand-new climate education course is coming to the University of Cambridge: Carbon Literacy.
This project is being organised by a new student society — Cambridge Environmental Education Society (CEES) — through the Cambridge Hub. We want to educate as many students as possible about the climate emergency, and to do this we need your help.
We are looking for 12 student trainers who will help us launch the Cambridge Carbon Literacy Project. You will receive free formal training, courtesy of Cambridge Zero, allowing you to teach other Cambridge students in further sessions we will run later on in the year. We would ask that trainers are able to commit to around 1-2 days per term to run the sessions for others.
This is a fantastic opportunity to gain educational experience as well as formal qualifications by the national Carbon Literacy Project.
If you are a Cambridge student passionate about climate action and educating others about how we can act, please apply for the Carbon Literacy Project here.
How will it work?
CEES will run an initial selection process to find 10-12 ‘student trainers’ (see form above). Student trainers will receive a free day of training by Carbon Literacy Project Manchester, introducing them to the course and explaining how this can be taught in a university setting. All student trainers will then receive their carbon literacy certificate, allowing them to teach other students within the university.
CEES will then open a second application round for students wishing to partake in just the carbon literacy course (not as student trainers). Number dependent, we plan to run two sessions per term: one at the beginning and one at the end of term, on a weekend. Student trainers will work in pairs or trios to deliver the carbon literacy course to these students. This will run in a morning and afternoon format. Following completion of the course, carbon literacy certificates will be given to all those attending.
Who can apply?
We would ideally like student trainers to have at least one year left in Cambridge following the next academic year. This is for logistical reasons regarding organising an outside trainer for the sessions. However, enthusiastic and dedicated final year students are more than welcome to apply. We would also ask that student trainers are able to commit to 1-2 days per term, on a weekend, to run the training sessions for others. Undergraduates, post-graduates, and post-docs are all welcome to apply.
As for the student-led training sessions, these will be open to ALL students and post-docs of the university. Expect more announcements regarding these in the near future!
If you would like to apply to become a student trainer for our inaugural year of the Cambridge Carbon Literacy, please complete this form.
You can also follow Cambridge Carbon Literacy on Facebook to keep posted with updates.
