Schools across Ammanford and Llandeilo have been getting involved in World Futures Day, as part of Wales’ world-leading Wellbeing of Future Generations Act.
Pupils at Ysgol Bro Banw in Ammanford and Ysgol Bro Dinefwr in Llandeilo have been doing projects to tackle climate change, doing their bit to make sure the legislation leaves a better place for future residents.
Ysgol Bro Dinefwr in Llandeilo aims to carbon neutral by 2030, by looking at how the school buys energy, outdoor learning, growing vegetables and working with local chefs.
Meanwhile, Ysgol Bro Banw in Ammanford is tackling food waste and food poverty as part of the ‘Big Bocs Bwyd’ scheme.
The scheme involves children using waste food from their school garden to create new recipes and have opened a shop supplying low-cost healthy food for the local community whilst learning business skills.
Louise Morgan, education and children’s services at Carmarthenshire Council, said: “The new curriculum is incredibly exciting, it’s an opportunity to give our future decision makers a voice and ensure they understand and respect their environment.”
Peter Evans, head teacher at Ysgol Bro Banw, said: “The Future Generations Act helps us to think about the long term. It’s made us all take a step back and ask what is truly important for our children.”
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Lucy Lock, Year Three teacher at Ysgol Bro Banw, said: “The Future Generations Act has allowed us to put sustainability at the heart of our curriculum and allowed our pupils to become change makers.”
Other schemes and projects across Carmarthenshire and Wales included a future-fit curriculum for our children, solar panels saving a hospital £1m a year in electric bills, a road building freeze and hundreds of people receiving a basic income.
On World Futures Day, and as the world’s first statutory future generations commissioner prepares for her seven-year term to end, Sophie Howe is reflecting on the impacts of the legislation.
Ms Howe said: "I’m hugely proud of what’s been achieved in its short life by what I often hear described as ‘common sense’ law - ie making joined-up decisions, looking at transport through a healthcare lens, asking communities how they want to achieve cleaner air for their children to breathe, at the same time as reducing poverty.”
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