Green Changemakers is a regional initiative in the West Midlands of England, an area that encompasses the sprawling diversity of Birmingham, former industrial towns and agricultural countryside. The original vision was to teach educators 'green skills', an outcome that the authors quickly problematized once they gathered in the welcoming surroundings of Fircroft College, an adult education college with a social purpose mission of helping adults to realize their potential, focus on themselves and help them make what once seemed impossible, possible. This beautiful former home and gardens of philanthropist George Cadbury enabled them to step away from busy lives and think together about previously unimagined futures. They began to question what these 'green skills' are. How can a generic approach honour the expertise of subject specialist educators, while enabling them to adapt to an unknown future, enabling students to make and justify sustainable choices? Rather than try to generically teach specialist green skills, they chose to focus on 'changemaking' skills. This chapter explores the rationale behind the Green Changemakers approach and how the authors are trying to put it into practice. 0000-0001-6447-9274, 0009-0009-4373-2512, 0000-0001-6279-9864,, 0009-0001-2171-2985. © Nalita James, Kevin Orr and Sharon Clancy 2025. All rights reserved.
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