Values for Sustainability
Values are integrally connected with sustainability. We need to be aware of the wonders of nature, of the threats we post to the planet and the human attitudes to sustain our lives and our nature.
Values for Sustainability workshops
Catherine Barr is a nonfiction children's author who delivers workshops in schools across the UK and online around the world. She has written over 30 books, aiming to inspire children to engage with and protect nature. Her stories ignite questions and conversation, encouraging children to learn about the world around them.
She takes pride in being a VbE Author and actively shares and promotes ethical values in her interactive workshops in schools.
Examples of values Catherine promotes through her books include love, peace, resilience, unity, hope, respect, justice, integrity, harmony, trust, honesty, and compassion. She is pleased to discuss school values and highlight them in her workshops as they connect to her stories.
Workshops offer
In her workshops, Catherine offers a full day of up to four interactive hour-long sessions with primary-aged children, along with bespoke book signing and sales.
The workshops include:
Activities, and interactive sessions that feature a slideshow with video and stories of her research experiences and travels
Reading stories
Drawing tutorials led online by her books' illustrators
Discounted fees for VbE Schools: Day fee of £300 ( a £150 reduction!)
Discounted signed book price: 50p off each bespoke signed book
You book directly or find out more information on her website:
VbE Author
Catherine Barr is a VbE author. She has written a wide range of books to bring the beauty of nature to life for children, the threats we pose and practical ways children can support sustainability.
Values are woven throughout her books to connect our awareness with our behaviours.
She told us that she writes books to spark conversation and curiosity about our natural world. They are written to inspire children to want to discover more, get involved and be bold, in taking action to inspire positive change.
Catherine is available to visit schools in the UK and throughout the world to talk about her books and to introduce children to the wonderful world of nature and sustainability.
