Green Gown Awards 2012 - Best Newcomer - South Thames College - Winner

Education for Sustainable Development - Community engagement and the curriculum

This project provides a practical demonstration of ‘stakeholder engagement’. It illustrates how South Thames College (STC) is forging alliances with low carbon community organisations, trades unions and campaign groups. The Furzedown Low Carbon Zone,(FLCZ) was established to demonstrate the link between curriculum and community engagement.

A range of measures on energy efficiency, renewable energy and environmental awareness have been introduced. This has been linked to the curriculum by involving students from the Engineering and Building Services School. Furzedown residents have benefited and the institution has been able to showcase a practical example of outfacing community work.