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28/09/23

Break time is over and all the students are enjoying their final activities of the day here at Thames Young Mariners 👭🚣‍♀️ pic.twitter.com/cLhNOcbzfz— Waldegrave School () September 28, 2023

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28/09/23

Have a safe flight home✈️ We look forward to seeing you all and hearing about your time in Spain🇪🇸 https://t.co/2FMxWUvwwt— Waldegrave School () September 28, 2023

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28/09/23

Final night awards on the beach pic.twitter.com/8KUDRiCzXO— Miss Flanigan () September 28, 2023

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28/09/23

The last of our Year 7 cohort are currently at for a day of thrilling team building and fun. We hope our students are having a wonderful time participating in the activities! pic.twitter.com/6CbX2ajFEP— Waldegrave School () September 28, 2023

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28/09/23

Stunning scenes at the top of Parque del Mirador this morning on our way into El Raval pic.twitter.com/jhNBcXgtYa— Miss Flanigan () September 27, 2023

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28/09/23

Data collection today in the city centre to investigate the human elemennts of Geography in Barcelona pic.twitter.com/1JLHTKq1Pn— Miss Flanigan () September 27, 2023

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27/09/23

Wow🤩 Our A Level students sure are making the most of the lovely sunshine in Spain!🇪🇸The perfect weather for completing their ☀️ https://t.co/4KTXaCSGJd— Waldegrave School () September 27, 2023

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27/09/23

Sediment analysis on Playa de Grills. Calipers, rulers and clipboards ✅ pic.twitter.com/kSiEssrSVz— Miss Flanigan () September 26, 2023

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27/09/23

Morning classroom session has begun on a sunny morning in Barcelona. Recapping longshore drift before heading to Cap de Grills to test it’s direction and strength here. pic.twitter.com/kC0XTqXxUS— Miss Flanigan () September 26, 2023

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27/09/23

We hope our Year 13 Geographers have been enjoying their time in Barcelona🇪🇸 ☀️ We cannot wait to hear all about their trip upon their return later this week! ✈️ https://t.co/ZZvuR7Yo9x— Waldegrave School () September 27, 2023

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27/09/23

The Year 13s have landed in Barcelona! 🇪🇸✈️ pic.twitter.com/DFEmWXdB9s— Miss Flanigan () September 25, 2023

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25/09/23

After the success of last year’s 💚 we are pleased to be hosting another bake sale!🧁🍰 Cakes will be on sale to students and staff at break and lunch tomorrow so don’t forget to bring some money to school! pic.twitter.com/oTWgsimPKZ— Waldegrave School () September 25, 2023

20/09/23

Join us for our Sixth Form open evening on 19 October to find out more about our exciting range of courses available to students!🏫 Limited number of tickets are available so book quickly to avoid missing out! Reserve your place here: https://t.co/fhEBKmm5uk pic.twitter.com/2i0GfgaoJE— Waldegrave School () September 20, 2023

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19/09/23

Our Y7s are settling in well as they continue our tradition🤩Today’s group have enjoyed an awesome day of outdoor activities including team building exercises, kayaking, and raft building!🚣‍♀️🏄‍♀️🌦️ pic.twitter.com/iDpXHk7Sg4— Waldegrave School () September 19, 2023

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15/09/23

Year 13 English Literature students loved seeing Kedar Williams-Stirling in the flesh in last night. Buzzing all the way home! pic.twitter.com/QBmbWhWzPk— Waldegrave School () September 15, 2023

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08/09/23

📣 Open Morning Tours 📣Tour dates are now available for Year 5 & 6 families to reserve tickets to one of the below dates, but be quick as there are limited spaces! We look forward to meeting you😊 Full details at: https://t.co/VmEDEq0Dt4 pic.twitter.com/CARTLiLqB7— Waldegrave School () September 8, 2023

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29/08/23

If your child is anxious about going back to school, here are some things you can do to support them and encourage them to talk about how they are feeling. https://t.co/TuiwvKZ2Em— YoungMinds () August 28, 2023

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24/08/23

It has been a successful first day of Sixth Form Enrolment! We are really excited to be welcoming our new Sixth Form cohort🤩 pic.twitter.com/KOEP4VnErZ— Waldegrave School () August 24, 2023

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24/08/23

🎉GCSE success at Waldegrave🎉91% achieved at least 5 GCSEs including English and Maths at Grade 4 and above, 76% achieved 5 GCSEs including English and Maths at Grade 5 and above, 47% of all grades were at Grade 7 or above! Well done🥳👏 pic.twitter.com/noE4fBkKS8— Waldegrave School () August 24, 2023

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24/08/23

Congratulations to all our Year 11 students who received their today. We are so proud of your achievements!👏🎉 pic.twitter.com/KxZmaLGS4S— Waldegrave School () August 24, 2023

Are Young People Facing an Eco-Anxiety Epidemic?

Are Young People Facing an Eco-Anxiety Epidemic?

 

Climate Activism and How Eco-Anxiety is Linked to it? By Dila K

 

   A climate activist is a person who actively campaigns to have issues of climate change recognized and addressed. Climate activists are involved with climate change and they have to deal with lots of bad news so it is hard for them not to develop eco-anxiety.

 

Eco anxiety refers to a fear of ecological disaster and people aged 15-25 are increasingly suffering from this mental health related problem. Especially climate activists and young scientists who follow the news and focus on statistics that show negative trends, they then develop anxiety over ecological disasters and their future.

 

Statistics

A new survey of eco-anxiety, published in September 2021 questioned young people from 10 countries, and 10.000 young people opened up about their concerns. The countries were the U.K., the United States, Australia, Brazil, Finland, France, India, Nigeria, the Philippines, and Portugal. The survey shows that 75% of teenagers and young people stress over the climate crisis. Even though not all of these people are scientists or activists, they come across lots of news that makes them worry. More than 50% of survey respondents said they felt “Sad, anxious, angry, powerless, helpless, and guilty.” about climate change. About half of these people said that their worries about climate change affected their daily lives.Overall, 75% of young respondents said, “The future is frightening.”In more affected countries, the percentage was even higher. For example, in the Philippines, 92%,and in Portugal, it was 81%.


Scientists and climate activists have been warning world leaders about climate change for so long,but unfortunately they can never get anything done because the leaders took so long to respond and they still refuse to take action. This is the main reason why young people develop eco-anxiety, of course with other factors too. 


 

What's the impact?

Half of the people who joined the survey also said that eco-anxiety affected their daily lives. These effects can be sleep problems, headaches, concentration loss, and even physical health problems if you’re worrying too much. If eco-anxiety concerns you so much that you can’t stop thinking about it, you should take a break from checking the news, and try to take a break from reading about environmental issues.

 

We also interviewed two students in Waldegrave School for Girls, Year 9. They have said that they feel “anxious and scared of their future.” and that they were aware that the climate crisis is already affecting people's lives.

 

In conclusion, we can say that young people aged about 15-25 develop eco-anxiety and their worries affect their daily lives. They have a feeling of betrayal from their governments who refuse to take action. They want scientist’s and youth voices to be heard, that way they can hope that something will change. The Impact of eco-anxiety is all around them and they are trying to cope with it while the climate crisis is on the rise.