Parklife's Impact
GoldsmithsUniversity
Hear from our students:
‘Innovating. Engaging. Collaborative. A campaign, a performance and a change. This is a small description of what took a special place in my heart for the past two years.’
Deptford Green students.
happy participants (and counting!)
The schools that have used the Parklife Toolkit:
Deptford Green school, Lewisham (secondary)
Bishop Justus, Bromley (secondary)
John Donne Primary school, Southwark
Blue Gate Fields, Tower Hamlets
Hill Mead Primary School, Lambeth
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Ecological awareness
Parklife methodology promotes agency and self-efficacy in individuals. It offers a model for community engagement and responsible civic relations. Environmental improvements such as improved lighting and litter-picking have self-evident benefits for the whole community.
Councils adopt the methodology
Key elements of the methodology were enshrined in policy in June 2023 : Lewisham Council now requires potential contractors (e.g. developers) to demonstrate that they will engage the community in meaningful, creative research-led consultation. Young people involved in Parklife spoke to local councillors and other stakeholders to advocate for this change.
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‘ParkLife is a club where you can bring your friends and you can do stuff like painting, drawing and poetry! You will make a difference in the lives of both people and animals.’
Deptford Green students.
