Find out more. View the Education section Global shop At Gorran primary school, the children took part in a 'global shop' workshop. looking at the products which they use everyday, and linking them back to the plants that provide them discovering where the plants originated looking at their lives and environments, and comparing and contrasting with the lives and environments of the children in their partner school in South America. Educational business partnerships Treverbyn and Sandy Hill Primary, and Poltair Community School have followed the construction of the Eden Project, funded through the Construction and Industry Training Board and facilitated by Educational Business Partnerships. Both teachers and pupils have been to the site and worked on various aspects of the construction side of the project, developing knowledge, values and skills by applying the curriculum to the real world. The goal - to inspire and empower young people to identify changes that they wanted to make in their local communities that would lead to a more sustainable future.
Inspirational projects are now under way.
Young people creating school gardens, addressing issues such as waste reduction and recycling, planning community education programmes using drama and dance. Young people have the foresight, energy, passion and commitment to take the ideas and principles of Agenda 21 and sustainable development into reality. It is intended that the youth conference will be an annual event at the Eden Project. The Eden Project is working with Raleigh International's community forum to undertake community-based projects in Cornwall and Devon utilising the enthusiasm of local young people who have been selected to participate in Raleigh International expeditions abroad.