Schools are ‘Universally Challenged’
The top school brains from Coventry, Worcestershire and Warwickshire are to clash tonight for the ‘Universally Challenged’ final.
Tonight will see six pupils from Kenilworth School carry with them the pride of the county as they take on rivals from Coventry and Worcestershire in the final of the ‘Universally Challenged competition.
Six Warwickshire secondary schools - Kenilworth School, Aylesford School, Polesworth International Language College, Southam College, Rugby High School, and Shipston High Shool - competed late last year to decide who would go forward to represent the county in the sustainability-based quiz.
Based on the format of the popular TV show University Challenge the event is being organised by Warwickshire County Council as part of the Switch it Off campaign.
The campaign aims to get across the simple message to turn off unwanted electrical appliances and not to leave anything on standby.
And as part of the climate change message at the heart of Switch it Off the ‘Universally Challenged’ event tonight will see Year 8 pupils put their environmental knowledge to the test.
The action gets underway at 5pm and is being hosted by the University of Warwick, which is kindly sponsoring the event.
There will be six rounds in total, including questions on such varied subjects as biodiversity, fair trade and recycling.
Cllr Martin Heatley, Warwickshire County Council’s Portfolio Holder for the Environment, said: “The Switch it Off campaign was a huge success and I’m delighted to see the campaign continuing and involving young people.
“It may sound like a cliché, but the young people are our future and if we don’t get the message across to them about saving energy and living more sustainably, then the future would look pretty bleak.”
More information on the Switch it Off campaign is available at http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/switchitoff