Climate Connectors

Schools

What If … ?
Young people felt no climate anxiety in Camden because of the amazing solutions the council and community had put in place to mitigate against the adverse effects of climate change.

In partnership with Camden Council, we work closely with Camden schools on climate and eco-related projects. Our main aim of this is to find out what the young people of Camden feel about their local area and whether it meets their needs in these unprecedented times of a climate and social emergency.

In 2025, as part of our Climate Connectors programme we delivered two school events with Camden’s support. The first, a secondary school event, was titled Love Your Climate on 14 February (Valentine’s Day) and the second was the third year running of our Green Dragon’s Den event for Camden Primary schools.

Love Your Climate Secondary School event

Poster for the love your climate event

On Valentines Day 14th February 2025 we held a climate event at Samsung KX, inviting all of Camden’s secondary schools to participate. We were joined by 80 students from 7 schools which was a great turnout. The half-day event was fun, and lively, with young people addressing the topics with care and thought. The participating schools were:

  • Camden School for Girls
  • William Ellis School
  • Parliament Hill School
  • La Sainte Union Catholic School
  • UCL Academy
  • Acland Burghley School
  • Regent High School School

Love Your Climate invited young people to discuss neighbourhood based climate solutions. We asked them to gather in groups and mix between the schools.There was one facilitator per table who asked them questions like What climate solutions in their area they knew of. What did they think? Was anything missing? What would they like to see? We then asked them about the 17 recommendations that the Council developed with the Citizen’s Assembly. The event helped Camden Council get a true representation of the youth voice in their next five-year Climate Action Plan.

“One of the highlights of the event was the enthusiastic participation of the students. Despite the fact that the environment was new for most of them, they engaged in various activities and discussions. From interactive workshops to insightful presentations, the event provided a wealth of knowledge and hands-on experiences that captivated the students’ attention” – La Santé Union staff.

Local Businesses

What If … ?
All CCA businesses in Camden had a local charity/ community organisation within a 2km radius of their premises that they were able to support through pro bono work, financial donations or volunteering.

Logo for the Camden Climate Alliance

We have developed partnerships with Camden Climate Alliance (CCA) businesses on behalf of the council over the past few years, encouraging them to work on eco projects at schools, community groups, charities and related organisations local to them. For example, CCA businesses have increased biodiversity in Camden, which is one of the CCA’s business climate change pledges.

In 2025, as part of the Climate Connectors programme, we are mapping CCA businesses with organisations within a 2km radius of their front door. This ‘Hyper Local Map and Match’ shows that hyper-local solutions can foster greater resilience in the face of climate, social and nature breakdown. To discover out how your business can support a local charity or not-for-profit in your area please contact: nicole@thinkanddocamden.org.uk. This can be a one off or an ongoing partnership.

Case Study

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Anthesis/Revolt
In 2024, we helped run a volunteer urban rewilding morning with a team from Anthesis who did an amazing job on an estate, litter picking, painting railings and weed clearing. Anthesis also did a team painting day at a central Camden climate hub, transforming spaces for climate-based businesses to hotdesk and work in. Anthesis also very kindly contributed towards prize money to our Green Dragons Den Primary school event. They are supporting this work again in 2025.