Another Way Power of 10 Festival saw 200 students from across Cornwall come together for a day of celebration, empowerment, and inspiration for our planet
Penryn, Cornwall – 29th April 2025 – This year’s Earth Day saw 200 students from 15 Cornish secondary schools gather for a day of celebration and empowerment at Another Way’s Power of 10 Festival. The Power of 10 Festival, hosted at the University of Exeter’s Penryn campus, successfully brought together keynote speakers, local environmental organisations, and creative workshops to help young people discover their unique skillsets for tackling the climate and biodiversity crises.
Amy Bray, CEO and founder of Another Way commented: “Cornwall sees our second Power of 10 Festival following on from our similarly successful event in Cumbria last year. It is clear that young people are passionate about their futures and the impact of climate change is a key factor. Another Way is providing these young people with education and an environment that allows them to explore and be comfortable protecting our natural world.”
Highlights from the day included making music through plants with the Tree Council, holding insects and learning about their unique roles in various ecosystems with the University of Exeter’s Teaching Lab, creating art from vegetable-based paints with local artist Sam Bradbury, and experiencing lively seagrass meadows through VR headsets with the Ocean Conservation Trust. Also, students were encouraged to investigate the complex emotions that often accompany climate action in an eco-anxiety workshop with Falmouth University Sustainability Coordinator Jake Causley, as well as asked in-depth questions about local environmental policies in a Q&A session with Truro and Falmouth MP Jayne Kirkham and Councillor Dominic Fairman.
“It was so cool to see how we can talk to our MPs and speak up about the things we believe in,” remarked Festival attendee Bellamy.
“The children were really great, they understood the problem [of climate change] and had really good questions to ask about what happens now,” said Prof. Martin Siegert, Vice- President and Deputy Vice-Chancellor at University of Exeter (Cornwall). “Engaging schoolchildren in this important topic is fundamental for their future, fundamental for their understanding, and ultimately fundamental for the success of [achieving a net-zero society].”
Throughout the day, students used the Power of 10 app to connect and share ideas with other young people from schools across the UK. Each attending group also used the app to vote on environmental action campaigns, which will be carried out in their classrooms over the next year. The most popular campaigns created involve reducing fast fashion and plastic consumption within student communities.
Students who attended the Festival are now part of the Power of 10 digital community and can access support from Another Way to carry out their campaigns in addition to a library of resources on planet-friendly living.
“I’m passionate about young people making a positive impact on the planet, especially in Cornwall. That’s why the Duchy of Cornwall made a donation to support the Power of 10 Festival to involve more school children to improve the Cornish environment,” said Dr. David Cope, Head of Sustainability at the Duchy of Cornwall. “There was a good buzz at the Festival and great engagement from the children.”
Along with the Duchy of Cornwall, the day was generously supported by Cornwall Council and the University of Exeter.
To get involved with Another Way’s Power of 10 movement, please visit https://powerof10.another-way.org.uk/
The full programme of speakers and workshops included:
- Climate Science and Glaciology with Prof. Martin Siegert
- Art for Our Future with Sam Bradbury
- Wavemakers: Find Your Blue Career with Dr. Gemma Connell from Ocean Generation
- Find Your Voice: VR Public Speaking with Elli Clark from Another Way
- Climate Campaigning with RJ Working
- Motion4TheOcean: Campaigning Your Council with Emily Cunninham MBE
- Eco-Anxiety Circle with Jake Causley
- MP Q&A with Jayne Kirkham MP, Councillor Dominic Fairman, chaired by Lisa Hoerning
The full list of local stallholders included:
- Another Way
- Beach Guardian
- Cornwall Climate Care
- Cornwall Council
- Generation Wild
- National Education Nature Park
- Ocean Conservation Trust
- Ocean Generation
- RJ Working
- Surfers Against Sewage
- The Tree Council
- University of Exeter’s Teaching Lab
- Falmouth Fairtrade
About Another Way
Registered Charity Number 1181438, Another Way, an education environment charity, founded by Amy Bray in January 2019 when she was 16-years old, aims to inspire and empower collective behavioural action for the health of our planet. The organisation provides environmental education to the public through, talks, activities, events and community projects based on independent and widely accepted research. The charity focuses on creating unity and empowering individuals to make changes in their own lives, with the belief that the actions of every inhabitant of this planet are significant. The Power of 10 movement is Another Way’s key platform for providing tools and information for secondary school students to take climate action in their communities. www.another- way.org.uk
For more information, photos and interviews with Amy please contact Helen Ratcliffe on 07767 785786 or helen@another-way.org.uk
