About this Event
What is the Climate Change Careers Sprint?
This isn’t a traditional careers event.
Students will work in teams on a live innovation challenge:
What low-cost idea could you introduce in your school to make it more sustainable?
Using a simplified design thinking process, teams will identify a challenge within their school, generate ideas, develop a practical solution and present their concept to a panel of industry and sustainability experts.
They’ll then use expert feedback to improve their idea and create a simple plan for taking it back into school.
What could students work on?
Teams could explore challenges around:
- waste and recycling
- energy use
- food and food waste
- travel
- biodiversity
- water
- green spaces
- School community behaviour change
- sustainability and community engagement
The focus is on ideas that are practical, affordable and achievable within a school environment.
What will students gain?
During the sprint, students will develop experience in:
- creative problem-solving
- teamwork and collaboration
- design thinking
- innovation
- communication and pitching
- sustainability
- turning an idea into an action plan
Students will also meet professionals working across climate, sustainability and innovation, helping them understand the range of careers involved in building a greener future.
How the sprint works
Over 3hrs, teams will move through a structured innovation process:
Discover
Explore sustainability challenges within their school.
Define
Choose a specific problem or opportunity to focus on.
Imagine
Generate possible solutions.
Develop
Turn the strongest idea into a practical concept.
Pitch
Present the idea to a panel of experts and receive feedback.
Activate
Improve the idea and identify the first steps for making it happen back at school.
Who is it for?
The Climate Change Careers Sprint is designed for school students - years 10, 11 & 12 - who are interested in areas such as:
- climate and sustainability
- science and geography
- business and entrepreneurship
- design and technology
- innovation
- social impact
- future green careers
Students do not need any previous experience — just curiosity, ideas and a willingness to work as part of a team.
Schools: Register your interest
Schools are invited to register their interest in bringing a team of students to take part.
Places will be limited and the event is designed to bring together teams from a number of different schools.
Register your interest through Eventbrite and the Agent Academy team will be in touch with further details, including timings, venue information and next steps.
Event venue & nearby stays
BOXPARK Liverpool, Beaufort Street, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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