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pl@net.com was
a Channel 4 Schools series for the new millennium. The video is
available to purchase from the
online Learning shop. Plus the accompanying
teacher's guide. You can buy both these
products over the phone by calling the Channel 4 sales team on
08701 246 444.
A global rise in sea level of one metre will mean 13 million people
in Bangladesh will lose their land and homes.
Not your problem?
This human tragedy - and subsequent deaths - will be a direct
result of our wasteful use of fossil fuels adding to global
warming. This is just one of the many stories that unfold in a new
series of programmes developed by Channel 4 Schools. The programmes
and a range of support materials help teachers and pupils examine
this and some of the other key issues facing the world in the
twenty-first century.
The series addresses the question: How can we make the world a more
sustainable and fairer place for all its people? It presents case
studies from the UK and the wider world, which highlight the scale
and impact of the problems. Some of the stories will alarm and
appal, engaging children in the question of what is happening all
around them. There is a strong emphasis on action, and the
programmes convey the positive message that there are ways for
individuals to make a difference.
Throughout the series, there will be a widening of the political
debate into developmental concerns. We hope children will arrive at
an understanding not only of the environmental threats to their
planet but also of their underlying economic and social
causes.
The series follows a lively, modern approach. It is both bleak and
uplifting by turns, never pulling its punches on the problems but
always optimistic about the solutions. The programmes use wit and
humour, accentuating the positive opportunities and empowering the
individual to become an active citizen.
The series has one main presenter, Shilpa Mehta, and a number of
local reporters, many of them children based in various
international 'trouble spots'.
As we move into the era of digital and interactive television and
online learning, Channel 4 is evolving beyond the traditional role
of a television broadcaster, with integrated programmes and online
support. pl@net.com is a stylish and dynamic multimedia project,
which offers advice and information both on screen and on the
Internet. The website is intended to become a central forum for
individual children, environmental activists, and schools. It will
include links to appropriate sites around the world, advice on how
to campaign, information on projects to get involved in, and a news
area. The site will encourage people to become active citizens both
locally and globally.
Planned, primarily, to help teachers introduce aspects of
sustainable education, encourage pupils to think globally but act
locally and become global citizens, it is hoped that all those
involved in sustainable and development education will enjoy the
programmes and website, and will be inspired to take up some of the
ideas and issues raised, and start to campaign locally, nationally
and internationally for a better, fairer and more sustainable
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