Enrichment

Events:

Event / Day

Date or previous date

Website / URL

Fairtrade Fortnight 9th-22nd Sept 2024 https://www.fairtrade.org.uk/get-involved/current-campaigns/fairtrade-fortnight/
Great British School Clean No new date yet https://www.keepbritaintidy.org/get-involved/support-our-campaigns/great-big-school-clean
Great British Spring Clean No new date yet https://www.keepbritaintidy.org/get-involved/support-our-campaigns/great-british-spring-clean
The 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 28) 30 Nov - 12 Dec 2023

https://www.cop28.com/en/

World Environment Day 5 June 2024 https://www.worldenvironmentday.global/
Global Goals Week 15-24th Sept 2023 https://globalgoalsweek.org/
World Ocean Day 8 June 2024 https://worldoceanday.org/
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 17 June 2024 https://www.un.org/en/observances/desertification-day
World Nature Conservation Day 28 July  
World Wildlife Day 3 March https://www.un.org/en/observances/world-wildlife-day
World Cleanup Day 16 September 2023 https://www.worldcleanupday.org
The Great British Beach Clean 15th-24th Sept 2023 https://www.mcsuk.org/what-you-can-do/join-a-beach-clean/great-british-beach-clean/
Recycling Week 16th -22nd Oct 2023 https://wrap.org.uk/taking-action/citizen-behaviour-change/recycle-now/recycle-week
National Map Reading Week 31st July – 6th Aug https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/guides/map-reading-week/
Sustainability Day Sustainability Day is the fourth Wednesday of October each year  
Earth Day 22 April https://www.earthday.org/earth-day-2021/
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development 21 May https://en.unesco.org/commemorations/culturaldiversityday
Africa Day 25 May 2024 https://nationaltoday.com/global-africa-day
GIS Geography Day 15th November 2023 https://www.gisday.com/en-us/overview
US- National Geographic Day 27 January 2024 https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/national-geographic-day/
US- Geography Awareness Week 13-17th November 2023 https://www.aag.org/geoweek-2023

Geography Links

General Links

National Geographic - https://www.nationalgeographic.com/

National Geographic Kids - https://www.natgeokids.com/

British Geological Survey - https://www.bgs.ac.uk/

BBC Bitesize Primary Geography KS1 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zcdqxnb

BBC Bitesize Primary Geography KS2 - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zbkw2hv

US Geological Survey - https://www.usgs.gov/

Weather and Climate

Met Office- https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/

BBC Weather - https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather

XC Weather - https://www.xcweather.co.uk/

Show your stripes - https://showyourstripes.info/s/globe

Mapping

Ordnance Survey Maps - https://osmaps.com/

Digimap for school (subscription) - https://digimapforschools.edina.ac.uk/

Maptube - http://www.maptube.org/

Google Earth - https://www.google.com/earth/index.html

Mapzone - https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/mapzone/

World Maps - https://www.worldatlas.com/

Sustainability/ Sustainable Development

Keep Britain Tidy - https://www.keepbritaintidy.org/

Global Goals - https://www.globalgoals.org/

BBC Bitesize Sustainability - https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zshp34j