It’s easy to understand why the new generations are the most engaged asking for resolute climate action: youngsters have the mental agility needed to change their habits, the spiritual need to achieve meaningful goals and the awareness that they’ll be the ones suffering the direst consequences of climate change.
Education
Schools
We believe that music can motivate kids to play an active role against global warming. That’s why Emotion for Change has developed an educational activity specifically thought for schools. The educational part, articulated differently from the performance for adults, draws on interactivity and is designed to involve students and teachers.
The show
Pieces are carefully chosen to reach progressively a proactive and engaging atmosphere, and they’re combined with Michieletto’s words, who explains the thoughts behind every piece, in a multidisciplinary but coherent way.
During the event students and teachers are invited to come up with suggestions about how to reduce our environmental impact, either at home or at school.
Kids often play music together with the musicians.
High School “Avogadro”, Biella (Italy)
Practical activities
The closing part culminates in a symbolic action played out with the students, to show that emotions can drive actions, like planting flowers beloved by bees, paying attention to your own water and electric consumption, using reusable bottles to reduce plastic consumption or sending letters to local authorities and politicians to ask for a more serious climate commitment.
To start a virtuous circle is as easy as switching off the lights when we leave a room, planting herbs on the balcony or buying local.
Before a scheduled concert Emotion for Change can organize workshops on climate change realized by scientists and researchers that collaborate to the project. However, the activity is suitable for every school group familiar with such concepts as greenhouse gas, ecological footprint, Anthropocene and renewable energy.
School concerts
Locations, promoters and offered seeds.
Alessandria
Conservatory auditorium, Vivaldi middle school, second and third year classes. Approximately 200 students, teachers and parents. In collaboration with the Alessandria Botanical Garden.
Thanks to these activities, three planters were installed in the school courtyard.
02.05.23/02.10.23
Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
At Ribeira hall, for 200 students of two public secondary schools, and at Peleteiro Hall, in Collegio Peleteiro, for 400 students.
13/14.11.19
Savona
For the Ferraris Pancaldo Institute, on the occasion of the Fridays for Future strike, for 200 students, and 10 teachers. The school committed in starting the following green actions: zero plastic in the school from the next year (2019-20), installation of charging stations in the school parking lot, recovering and reuse of aluminium through a school project.
24.05.19
Alessandria
Auditorium conservatory hall, middle school Vivaldi. About 200 students of the first years.
07.05.19
Acqui Terme (AL)
High school Institute “Rita Levi Montalcini”, about 200 students and 10 teachers
22.03.19
Pettinengo (BI)
For the middle school, on the occasion of the Fridays for Future strike. The kids had put up posters on climate change. The concert tool place in front of the Third Paradise installation, by M.Pistoletto, for about 50 students, and 6 teachers.
15.03.19
Milano
American International School, for about 210 students and 12 teachers. We offered seeds to be planted in the new greenhouse that will be created for the primary school.
31.01.19
Biella
Scientific Institute Avogadro, secondary school. The school committed in starting the following green actions: spread the infos about climate change with friends and families, install plastic recycling bins in each classroom, reduce the electric consume by switching off the lights when no needed. For 180 students, 10 teachers.
23.01.19
Alessandria
Middle school Vivaldi, Auditorium Galilei – concerts per students and teachers. The school committed in writing a letter to the mayor of the city to implement green areas. For 70 students and teachers.
15.01.19
Pettinengo (BI)
Concert presentation of the CD “Emotion for Change” – seeds that are useful to bees – 50 people.
01.12.18
Mosso (BI)
Middle school, auditorium, in cooperation with 3 teachers and 10 students for the musical art part, performance for about 120 middle school children. They prepared a letter with a proposal for the relevant ministers to counter global warming. – 150 people
27.11.18
Pettinengo (BI)
Villa Piazzo, for secondary school students and teachers. Rosemary, thyme, sage, mint and laurel were planted at the end of the concert. Around 100 students and teachers attended.
14.03.18
Ravenna
Almagià, with Tralenuvole, for the municipality. 240 children from primary and secondary schools. Crocus bulbs were distributed to each participant.
12.12.17
Sestri Levante (GE)
For the municipality, with L’amaca Gioconda and Tralenuvole. Distributed crocus seeds to each class, with leaflet and email address to which to send photos of the blossomed flowers – 80 children
24.11.17
Venezia
For the Venice International University, on the occasion of the closing of the semester and Sustainable Development Week. Flower seeds that are useful to bees (marigold, cornflower, phacelia, dill and buckwheat). Concert for a hundred international students aged between 19 and 26, and their professors.
01.06.17
Venezia
For “Acqua Altra”, Frari Theatre, flower seeds that are useful to bees (marigold, cornflower, phacelia, dill and buckwheat). Concert performed for 20 children aged between 4 and 10.
19.01.17
Monforte d’Alba (CN)
For the Municipal Library, Municipal Theatre. Rose hip and hornbeam seeds – Concert performed for 100 secondary school students.
21.11.16
Mira (Venezia)
For the Waldorf school, at the school theatre, 30 people
03.10.16