{"id":1108,"date":"2026-02-11T19:38:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T19:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fc2025.staging.not4prod.com\/?p=1108"},"modified":"2026-05-05T14:02:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T14:02:42","slug":"artivism-adult-supported-kid-led-action-turns-anxiety-into-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/futurechicken.com\/artivism-adult-supported-kid-led-action-turns-anxiety-into-agency\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cArtevism\u201d: Adult-Supported, Kid-Led Action Turns Anxiety into Agency"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These kids put a powerful new spin on \u201cthe plastic arts\u201d!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the fall of 2025, Future Chicken partnered with a British Columbia school to pilot a project in kid-led environmental activism. The result is a highly engaged group of students with a deeper understanding of waste, sustainability, and \u2014 importantly&nbsp;\u2014 their own agency in creating environmental change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"797\" src=\"https:\/\/futurechicken.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/greenlight-studios-1024x797.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/futurechicken.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/greenlight-studios-1024x797.webp 1024w, https:\/\/futurechicken.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/greenlight-studios-300x233.webp 300w, https:\/\/futurechicken.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/greenlight-studios-768x597.webp 768w, https:\/\/futurechicken.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/greenlight-studios-1536x1195.webp 1536w, https:\/\/futurechicken.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/greenlight-studios.webp 1693w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inspired by <a href=\"https:\/\/futurechicken.com\/learning-resources\/why-its-important-to-reduce-waste-with-robin-greenfield\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/futurechicken.com\/learning-resources\/why-its-important-to-reduce-waste-with-robin-greenfield\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Robin \u201cThe Trash Man\u201d Green\u2019s interview on the&nbsp;<em>Future Chicken Today Show<\/em><\/a>, grade 5 and 6 students at&nbsp;Florence Nightingale Elementary in Vancouver began gathering plastic waste from their homes and communities. They investigated its origins and what would happen to it in the waste and recycling streams, or in the natural environment. Then they turned it into sculptures of marine mammals for a thought-provoking art installation that was shared with parents, fellow students, and guests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the story doesn\u2019t end there. The kids and Future Chicken collaborated on a top-notch video to amplify their voices and inspire others to find their own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zVgc-644uJs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Watch now for your dose of Artevism inspiration!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These kids put a powerful new spin on \u201cthe plastic arts\u201d! In the fall of 2025, Future Chicken partnered with a British Columbia school to pilot a project in kid-led environmental activism. 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