Our Place 2020  EBC was one of several organisations in the region which worked in partnership to deliver Our Place 2020, an exciting regional competition for schools aimed at enhancing young people's sense of place and inspiring them to want to improve the communities in which they live.
Click here to read the special Way 2 Go magazine feature on the competition. "We think that the business of planning, delivering and maintaining sustainable communities ought to be an attractive career option for young people and also for experienced people seeking a career change."But to persuade them of this we need to help them make the link between a vibrant community and the occupations that help to create and sustain it."(Extract from the Egan Review - Skills for Sustainable Communities) This special Our Place 2020 area of our website was designed to give pupils, teachers and businesses ALL the information they needed to bring sustainable communities into the classroom, whether or not they've were involved in the Our Place 2020 competition, which was open to Year 7 and 8 pupils and saw around 30 schools involved. Everyone involved in sustainable communities made this page their first port of call. It's packed with information and was reguarly updated with new advice, guidance, resources, etc.
Exciting Regional Competition Final Held Teams from eight schools from across the region impressed judges with their knowledge of the growing sustainable communities agenda when they competed in the grand final of the Our Place 2020 competition, held at Durham County Cricket Club in Chester-le-Street. The winner of the competition was County Durham's Wellfield School with pupils receiving £1,000 for their school as well as a trophy. Runner up was Tees Valley's Thornaby Community School, which received £500, and the third place prize of £250 went to Sacred Hearth RC School, also from Tees Valley. Throughout the competition pupils were supported by Masterclass Mentors working in the sustainable communities sector. Other schools which took part in the grand final all received £50 in recognition of their efforts. Click here to see the Our Place 2020 regional final photo gallery and some of the presentations from the eight schools which took part in the final.
Our Place 2020 helped people working in the sustainable communities sector to shape the way young people think about the future. Find out more by visiting our special Masterclass Mentors page by clicking here. It was developed for business supporters who worked with schools involved in the competition. You can view some of the presentations and information they've been sharing with pupils. Schools and Sustainable Communities For resources, teaching tips and additional information go straight to our resources page by clicking the link here. These will help you to bring sustainable communities to life in the classroom, whether or not you were involved in Our Place 2020. You can also find out more by visiting our news page - just click here BACK TO HOME PAGEFIND OUT MORE ABOUT OTHER COMPETITIONS EBC HAS RUN EBC and IGNITE
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