Four teams of schoolchildren have competed in a one-day event to contribute to a "greener, fairer, climate-smart world." The 26 young finalists from Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire schools gathered last Friday for the culmination of a year-long learning programme supported by business partners. At the event, the children were tasked with delivering solutions to make improvements to climate change, energy, and fashion waste.
The winning team from Queen Elizabeth High School in Carmarthen came up with a solution to tackle fast fashion waste by designing personalised soft toys made from waste fabric. They were praised for their understanding of the problem, collaboration with businesses and charities, and their design prototype. Other innovative concepts included Milford Haven School's 'Cafe Cleddau', which proposed a solar-powered boat to connect communities along the Haven.
The boat design included a soft play area on deck, sustainable food snacks, and back-up hydro-powered batteries for cloudy days. Each finalist team received vouchers for the Social Supermarket, an ethical online store. The winning team was awarded a £300 cash prize to build biodiversity projects at their school.
The event was hosted by Cymbrogi Futures, an education enterprise based in Pembrokeshire. It marked the end of their flagship pilot programme, Tomorrow’s Changemakers (TCM). The programme, inspired by Wales’ Wellbeing of Future Generations Act, takes secondary school learners through an educa.