Educational School Visits
Educational visits with a difference
If you’re an educator looking for a unique learning experience, you’ve come to the right place! Spark your students’ imaginations with a range of educational workshops led by Global Goals Centre, winner of the Okayama Global Education for Sustainable Development Award 2024.
Explore our workshops
We offer a wide range of educational workshops designed to bring the UN Sustainable Development Goals to life and inspire the changemakers of tomorrow! These workshops will ignite your students’ creativity, develop their analytical skills, and expand their understanding of today’s most pressing environmental and social challenges.
Ready to dive in? Scroll down to explore our workshop offerings or download our handy guide to get started!
What's on offer
Biodiversity
Find out how to be a ‘Seed for Change’ through practical solutions to improving biodiversity in your local area.
Climate
This informative workshop considers the facts behind climate change, our roles as individuals and how we can build positive futures.
Climate action plans
Facilitate pupil contributions to your school’s sustainability and climate action plan.
Energy
Spark new thinking about energy sources and make links between energy use and sustainable choices.
Food
Get your students to rethink food in ways that reduce the impact on the planet and help people to save money.
Global Citizenship
Discover how to make a difference to people and the environment all over the globe!
Migration
Listen to inspiring stories from refugees and migrants and understand the role that arts play in wellbeing.
Sustainable Engineers
Learn about engineering and consider how your future career could build the cities of tomorrow.
Trade links & fashion
Explore clothing production and even get the chance to practice some sewing.
Travel
Rethink our transport systems in innovative ways that can benefit both people and the planet.
Waste
This workshop considers what happens next and explores the different ways we can reduce waste.
Water
Where does water come from and where does it go? Think about this precious resource in new ways.
What to expect
Curriculum Links
Our workshops align with key curriculum objectives, connecting the UN Sustainable Development Goals to a range of subjects, including science, geography, and citizenship.
Download our workshop curriculum guide below to see how our sessions support your lesson plans.
FAQs
Workshops are available Monday-Friday at times that suit your school.
The cost of a workshop is £5 per child for a half day workshop.
Each workshop must have a minimum of 12 students and a maximum of 90 students.
Our workshops are held in Sparks Bristol, 78 Broadmead, Bristol, BS1 3DS.
Sparks is right in the centre of Broadmead so is easy to reach by bus, or coaches can drop off students at the Horsefair entrance.
You can also travel to Sparks by train! Platform Rail offer free return train trips for rail education purposes and additional in-school workshops. To find out more please visit platformrail.org or contact Platform Rail on info@raileducation.org.uk.
If there are barriers that would make it difficult for your school group to come into Sparks, we are happy to also consider off-site workshops and talks by request. Please email us at workshops@sparksbristol.co.uk to find out more.
To book a workshop or for more information, please email us at workshops@sparksbristol.co.uk.
Are you an educator and would like to help deliver our workshops at Sparks? We’d love to hear from you! please email us at workshops@sparksbristol.co.uk.
hOW TO BOOK
Booking is simple! Just email us at workshops@sparksbristol.co.uk to book your workshop today or for more information or assistance. Spaces fill up quickly, so book early to secure your preferred date!
HIRE THE SPACE
You can also hire out the Global Goals Centre workshop space in the Department of Discovery and host your own educational workshop, talk or event centred around the Sustainable Development Goals.
FAQS
The Global Goals Centre events space can be used for educational workshops, events and talks on any SDG-related subject.
A projector, speaker and microphone are available in the room.
The space can hold a maximum of 70 people including all students, staff, teachers, parents and supervisors.
The space is available to hire for £30 per hour or £20 per hour for non-profit organisations.
To hire our education workshop space please complete this form, or for more information email us at bookings@sparksbristol.co.uk.