The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) UK has re-launched its education programme ahead of FSC Forest Week (21-27 September).
You can visit the FSC website to access lesson plans, activities, presentations, videos and other resources to support learning about forests, forest-based materials, deforestation, forest management and FSC certification. Schools and youth or home education groups can also register for FSC Forest Week – there’s no better time to learn about forests and FSC.
Held annually, FSC Forest Week (formerly FSC Friday) is a worldwide campaign that aims to inspire people to choose FSC-certified products when they shop.
The webpage currently features an introduction to FSC, designed primarily for Key Stage 3 (KS3) and upper Key Stage 2 (KS2), a Key Stage 3 (KS3) lesson plan to support learners to investigate natural resources from forests and the products made with them, and a Key Stage 2/3 (KS2/3) lesson plan exploring the links between the school and the forest environment and facilitating the identification of practical ways to reduce the school’s environmental impact.
There are also useful links to other organisations providing free, quality education materials about forests and the environment.
FSC is an international, non-governmental organisation whose mission is to promote environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and economically viable management of the world’s forests. Since its foundation in 1994, FSC has grown to become the world’s most respected and widespread forest certification system. FSC certification enables businesses and consumers to choose wood, paper and other forest products made with materials that support responsible forestry.
FSC UK will be further developing their educational offering over the coming months and years, those interested in keeping up with developments, can sign up for education news and updates from FSC UK.
