Earth Day Heroes
We’re calling on young people with a passion for the planet to enter our exciting competition to raise awareness and take action on environmental issues.
Earth Day Heroes
We’re calling on young people with a passion for the planet to enter our exciting competition to raise awareness and take action on environmental issues.
What is Earth Day?
On 22 April 2025 Earth Day will turn 55, with over one billion people from around the world expected to participate. This year’s theme is to raise awareness and take action for the health of the planet with a focus on energy. Clean energy can change the world, improving health, wellbeing and climate.
What is Earth Day Heroes?
As part of Earth Day celebrations, we invite young people to become an Earth Hero and create a project to raise awareness and take action on environmental issues that matter to them. Using creativity, problem solving, and learning from other young people, we invite young people to respond positively to the problems they see in the world around them, developing global citizens.
How can you be involved?
Register for the launch event
Get ideas, tools and meet other young climate keenies at our free Earth Day Heroes Launch event on Thursday 24 April 10am-12pm at Sparks Bristol with the world famous environmentalist Mya-Rose Craig.
Download your free action pack
The pack will help you support your young people to identify a way or ways that they can take action to make a difference – in their school, their neighbourhood or in their wider area.
FAQs
➤ How much time will it take to complete?
The action might be a one-off event such as tree planting, or making a poster, or writing campaign material which can be completed in one or two lessons/sessions. Or young people may wish to undertake a much longer project that suits their group or class. We hope you and your young people will enjoy taking part.
➤ How do we enter?
Deadline for applications is 31st July 2025.
All details are in the Earth Day Heroes Action Pack, so download it today!
➤ Are there prizes?
YES! All projects that are entered will be recognised at an Awards Ceremony at Sparks Bristol on 30th September 2025 10am-12pm. At the ceremony, all projects will receive a bronze, silver or gold award, and the winners will receive a trophy for their group.
Awards will be given for inspirational projects in each age category on the following themes:
- Water
- Transport
- Biodiversity
- Energy
- Recycling and waste
There will also be a Judge’s special recommendation for a project they recognise as being of huge value in your area, no matter how small!
The project will be promoted through the media – inspiring others in the city and beyond.
➤ Need more support?
One of our educators will be happy to help you start your project, just email workshops@sparksbristol.co.uk.
Earth Day Heroes is a joint project between Global Goals Centre, Green Schools, Bristol Education Partnership and Black 2 Nature.
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