Eden Project hosts BBC Live Lesson on Earth Day

Earth Day is a global movement and annual awareness day marked on April 22nd every year and aims to highlight the importance of protecting the environment and improving the world. The first Earth Day was held in 1970 and now unites over one billion people of all ages in nearly 200 countries to be involved.

The live lesson, which will be available from 09:00 on the BBC Teach (and CBBC and BBC iPlayer), will see hosts Naomi Wilkinson and Lizzie Daly venture into the rainforest to follow the journey of the water cycle. This is the second consecutive year that the Eden Project’s Rainforest Biome has been used as a location to highlight Earth Day, having provided the backdrop to a one-off green special of ITV’s Loose Women panel show last year (2024).

During the lesson, children will be taken on a trip into the Biome to learn about the constant movement of water and discover why the water cycle is essential for all life on the planet. The lesson also features contributions from Robbie Kirkman, the Eden Project’s education team lead, who has been broadcasting virtual livestreams from the Rainforest Biome to school children around the world for the past two years, covering topics including biodiversity, sustainability, climate change and connections to the rainforest.

“Education is at the heart of everything we do here. Through our educational mission, we look to connect future generations to nature and encourage them to see themselves as part of the natural world. Our programmes empower young people to better understand how they can help nurture and protect the planet. We were delighted to welcome the BBC Live Lessons team to film a lesson with us – particularly for Earth Day, which shines a spotlight on all that we believe in,” said Kirkman.

Kate Lennon, executive producer at BBC Teach, said: “We’re pleased to be marking Earth Day with an exciting Live Lesson about the water cycle and its vital role in sustaining life on the planet. Working with the Eden Project provides a stunning location to help us bring the topic to life.”