Tag: Climate Change

Is the amount of money spent on space travel and exploration justifiable?​

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Philippa (Year 12) Editor's note: Year 13 student Philippa wrote this insightful essay during their time in Year 12. The essay discusses whether the financial investment in space travel and exploration is justifiable given pressing global issues such as hunger, inadequate housing, and climate change. It questions the morality and priorities of allocating vast sums … Continue reading Is the amount of money spent on space travel and exploration justifiable?​

Should developing economies prioritise environmental sustainability over economic growth?

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Rehan (Year 12) Editor's note: Rehan, now in Year 13, wrote this essay in year 12. Developing economies face a critical choice between prioritizing environmental sustainability and pursuing economic growth, with climate change posing an urgent global threat that demands economic transformation. CPD Currently, the greatest threat to developing economies is climate change, and it … Continue reading Should developing economies prioritise environmental sustainability over economic growth?

Why do civilisations collapse? Is our civilisation in danger?

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Hanna (Year 11 student) Editor's note: Year 11 student Hanna submitted this excellent essay to the prestigious John Locke Institute Global Essay Prize 2024. In a strong field of entries from all over the world, Hanna's entry was recognised as 'Very Highly Commended'. The essay demonstrates excellent independent research, skilled synthesis of a range of … Continue reading Why do civilisations collapse? Is our civilisation in danger?

‘Anything but Chardonnay?’ & ‘Checkmates’

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Thabiso (Year 13) and Rory (Year 13) Editor's note: Two Year 13 students, Thabiso and Rory, have recently had articles published in The Duchy Vixen, a quarterly magazine of art and lit and local news, based in Harrogate, North Yorkshire. CPD Rory's article entitled 'Anything but Chardonnay?' explores the ways in which climate change is … Continue reading ‘Anything but Chardonnay?’ & ‘Checkmates’

How would you persuade your audience about the reality of the climate crisis?

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Tatiana - Year 11 Student Editor's note: Year 11 student Tatiana entered this essay into the annual Immerse Education Essay Competition. Tatiana chose the title from a list of over 20 different options provided as part of the competition brief. CPD ‘Winning slowly is the same thing as losing’[1]. American author, Alex Steffen, embodies the urgency needed … Continue reading How would you persuade your audience about the reality of the climate crisis?

When is the deadline for us to act on climate change?

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Adella - Year 11 Student Editor’s Note: This insightful essay from Year 11 student Adella deals with pertinent questions surrounding climate change, using geographical and photographic evidence to lay out the changes that the planet has faced, and the need for our modern society to act now in order to prevent a worsening of the … Continue reading When is the deadline for us to act on climate change?

Climate crisis: what is the role of the arts and humanities in defining the relationship between people and nature?

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Kate - Year 12 Student Editor's Note: Year 12 student Kate writes expertly here in response to the Newnham College (Cambridge) Modern & Medieval Languages Essay Prize. All female students currently in Year 12 at a UK school may enter the annual essay prizes. The level of academic research and skill in written communication on display here is … Continue reading Climate crisis: what is the role of the arts and humanities in defining the relationship between people and nature?