Amy Bray (she/her)

How are you using education to build more sustainable and equitable communities? Tell us about your EE work and impact.

Through my work with Another Way, we are helping to increase knowledge of environmental science and climate literacy through social media, workshops, talks, and resources. We especially focus on the link between climate change and personal actions and choices. 

Translating Science

We have a team of student volunteers who translate the latest environmental research papers into accessible and engaging articles, social media posts, and videos so that the general public can keep informed. You can read our blog here. 

Workshops and Talks

We offer workshops and talks on a range of themes, notably on climate psychology, climate justice, and how we all can make the most positive impact on the world around us. We have provided workshops for 10,000 people so far and have collected 2500 pledges of change. We encourage community-led solutions, inspired by the questions, why, what if, and how. To book a workshop, get in touch with hello@another-way.org.uk. 

Power of 10

Our youth-facing programme aims to build a community of 10,000 resilient young climate leaders taking planet-positive action. We have created a Changemaker Toolkit of over 50 resources from FactFiles to Case Studies, slide decks on different themes and home challenges, and how-to guides to help young changemakers put knowledge into action. Under 18s and educators can sign up here.

Tell us about your journey to where you are today. What inspired you? What has your path been like?

I have always loved nature, especially our ocean, and have wanted to be a marine biologist all my life. After reading about the threats to our ocean when I was 12, I was terrified that the world I loved so much wouldn’t be here when I was old enough to study it. I started campaigning by joining activist groups, emailing my MP, and organizing the first-ever youth-led climate march in the UK. 

I still felt disempowered and realized that I needed to actively make a positive difference in the world through my own actions to feel a sense of agency. I started an ocean conservation awareness campaign, going plastic-free myself and sharing advice on doing the same on social media. I created an awareness session for schoolchildren that became so popular that I was going into three schools a week to deliver it throughout my own A levels. 

When I was 16, I founded the environmental education charity Another Way, with the aim of empowering everyone to live with compassion toward our planet. I continued to grow my talks and workshops on a range of topics from climate change to eco-anxiety and plastic pollution. We have planted 30,000 trees in our community and helped thousands of people pledge to make kinder choices for the planet. 

In my first year of uni studying marine biology, I became very unwell. My legs stopped working and I became a wheelchair user and was eventually diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease. Experts told me that my body had shut down as a response to continued stress—running a charity alongside school and uni, combined with anxiety and grief over the state of our planet. 

While this experience was extremely tough, I learned that we have to take care of ourselves in order to show up to care for our world. This now informs my work with young people, and I have made it my mission to help young changemakers find resilience, support, and community. 

How can people learn more about or support your work?

You can find out more about our work on www.another-way.org.uk. If you are under 18 or an educator, you can sign up for powerof10.earth to get involved in our movement. Please follow us on social media too, and watch our film on Youtube! 

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A Little More About Me

What keeps you hopeful for the future?

Every time I go into a school or group of young people and see their love and enthusiasm for our world, I am full of hope. I see most days examples of young people dedicating their whole lives to make a positive difference. As Gandalf says, “I have found that it is rarely great deeds that defeat evil, but the small acts of kindness of everyday people.”

What book or film has had the greatest impact on you?

When I was 12, my best friend gave me The Ocean of Life by Callum Roberts. The book first opened my eyes to the damage humans are wreaking on our ocean and catalyzed my journey of trying to make a change, ultimately inspiring me to set up Another Way. 

What is the wildest nature fact I know?

Some species of sea slugs can store chloroplasts from algae that they eat in their own cells, enabling them to photosynthesize and making them one of the only animals able to obtain energy from sunlight!

What are your hobbies?

I love sailing, SCUBA diving, and rock climbing. I play piano and cello and teach yoga. I have recently taken up foraging for nature’s medicine and have loved making new creations!