Mean, Lean and Green

What does sustainability mean to you? Learn about how it applies to the Olympic Park.

ODA Construction Kit resources provided

• Sustainability at the heart of the Games.
• Parklands and Energy Centre.
• A green Olympic Park.
• Video on Sustainability.
• Plan of the Olympic Park - 1767.14kb.
• Leaflet: Being Greener.
• List of animals and plants found at the Olympic Park.

Talk about the meaning of sustainability by looking at ‘ Sustainability at the heart of the Games ’ . What is everyone’s opinion on why this is such an important aim of the Games?

Find out more about commitment of London 2012 to delivering, ‘the greenest games ever’, you could look at the films and read the reports on measures which have been taken to promote sustainability.

Outcome

Prepare your facts or ‘headlines about sustainability’ for a short radio interview in which you have only one minute to persuade an audience that the organisers of the London 2012 Games are meeting sustainable targets for all five themes: climate change, waste, biodiversity, inclusion and healthy living.

Extension

A Park for the future – plan a parkland which benefits the local community and preserves the wild life habitats. Draw up your own plan or base your ideas on the outline plan of the Olympic Park.