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Community Video Reporting: Plastic Detectives
Curaçao
Community Video Reporting: Plastic Detectives
Curaçao
Content
This playlist empowers youth, youth workers, and youth organizations to creatively engage with the theme of plastic pollution through “Plastic Detective Reports”.
Participants learn how to use 'Short format video reports' (suitable for TikTok, Instagram, etc) by becoming a 'Plastic Detective' video reporter that investigates plastic use, waste, and solutions in their environment.
It uses Youtube tutorials, free tools, step-by-step guidance, and reflective tasks that support confident, creative, and media-savvy sustainability education.
By earning badges, participants gain credentials in environmental communication and digital storytelling, while contributing to a more sustainable future.
This activity aligns with SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production). Participants explore local and global plastic waste issues and use video to communicate findings and inspire change.
By completing this activity, you will
- Create a short video report (1–3 minutes) that highlights a plastic problem and a possible solution.
- Learn basic video storytelling skills: scripting/storyboarding, filming, and editing.
- Investigate plastic waste in your home, school, or neighborhood.
- Reflect on personal and community behavior around plastic use.
- Learn how to inspire others through digital storytelling.
- Strengthen your digital and environmental literacy.
Get inspired
This badge activity transforms participants into “Plastic Detective Video Reporters.” Through storytelling and media-making, they document real-life challenges and solutions related to plastic waste.
It helps youth develop their voice and vision as video-reporters, while youth workers and organizations gain tools to support project-based learning using mobile video.
Watch sample reports on: GreenKidz YouTube Channel
Explore lesson inspirations: GreenKidz: Plastic & Recycling
Take action: activities for different roles
Explore the role-specific badges below designed to enhance your understanding and practice with video reporting about sustainability.
Young people: Can learn how to use technology in story telling by making a storyboard and short format video: “Plastic Detective Report video”. By interviewing someone or show a place that illustrates plastic use or waste, and sharing the short video.
Youth workers: Guide youth through the reporting process, use group discussions and examples to spark ideas and provide tech or storytelling support.
Youth organisations: Can Integrate this video activity into sustainability or media education programs, increasing access to digital storytelling tools to reach youth.
Suggested Follow-Up Activities
Organize a contest: Turn your video activity into a community-wide or neighborhood based contest. Invite youth to submit their best Plastic Detective Report—a short, creative video that highlights a real plastic problem and a smart solution. Encourage storytelling, humor, or local culture.
Turn your video into a podcast: Give your video report a second life as audio storytelling. Learners can use phone or a simple mic record a version of the video report as a podcast, add extra facts or interviews and reflect on your experience as a “Plastic Detective”. Using free tools to record and publish.
Expand to other Sustainability or Social topics: Encourages youth to apply their digital media skills to real-life challenges they care about, turning learning into leadership.
Claim open badge recognition
Upon completing the activities, participants can claim digital badges recognizing their competence in:
- Searching and evaluating digital content (DigComp 1.1)
- Environmental awareness (Digital Youth Work)
- Responsible Consumption (UN SDG 12)
- Youth storytelling and media creation (Media Literacy)
Who created this resource
This activity was developed by the Curaçao Innovation & Technology Institute (CITI) based on the lesson materials made available by GreenKidz Curaçao.
For over a decade, GreenKidz has empowered children and adults to take action for a more sustainable future. This activity supports their ambition to expand the use of digital tools to engage young people, amplify their voices, and inspire them to become critical thinkers, advocates and future leaders in sustainability.
Pridobite značko aktivnosti
Responsible Video Reporting Mentor Pridobi to značko
This badge recognises youth workers who help young people tell real stories through short video reports. As a mentor, you guide youth in planning, filming, and publishing videos that give visibility to their voices and community issues, such as plastic waste, mental health, or local action.
Skills and experiences gained
This badge aligns with LifeComp and DigComp competence frameworks and supports the development of:
- Mentoring and facilitation skills
- Digital storytelling and media literacy
- Planning and coordinating creative youth activities
- Team leadership and collaboration
- Empowering youth voice and participation
Complete 2 tasks to earn this badge.
Da pridobiš značko, moraš opraviti 1 nalogi
Naloge
Naloga št.1
Dokaze preveril: En organizator dejavnosti
Task 1: Prepare and Facilitate
Introduce youth to what makes a short video report powerful: a clear message, authentic voice, and good visuals. Explain that a “report” can be as simple as sharing a 1–2 minute story, interview, or awareness message.
What to do:
- Share simple tutorials or examples (e.g. short videos on plastic waste or social topics) and help them brainstorm story ideas. For example Explore BBC's teaching videos.
- Watch a short video with the group. For example this video on plastic polution.
- Discuss what works and what does not work
- Support youth in drafting short scripts or storyboards for their videos.
Upload a brief description or photo of your facilitation process as evidence.
Naloga št.2
Dokaze preveril: En organizator dejavnosti
Task 2: Guide Filming and Editing
Teach basic filming tips:
- Hold the phone horizontally (unless filming for TikTok or Reels).
- Use natural light whenever possible.
- Keep the message short and direct (under 2 minutes).
Demonstrate quick editing tools:
- CapCut: simple app for phones.
- Canva Video Editor: drag-and-drop browser tool.
- Clipchamp: free desktop editor by Microsoft.
Also:
- Encourage them to include subtitles for accessibility and clarity.
- Let the group look for and watch video tutorials together
What to do:
- Help youth record their short video using a smartphone or tablet.
- Guide them as they edit and add their message.
- Publish finished videos on your organization’s or group’s social media.
- tip: Celebrate by screening all videos together
Evidence to submit:
Share the links to at least two published videos and a short note about how you supported the process.
Lokacija
Curaçao
Veščine
ESCO
#develop a recycling program
ESCO
#checking recycling procedures
ESCO
#advising about pollution prevention
ETS-TR
#Consciously provides space for dialogue and interaction taking into account learners’ values and beliefs and offers space to reflect on them in the educational context
#Odlična raven. Ustvarja različne vrste digitalnih vsebin in zna podpirati druge pri podobnih dejavnostih (npr. podcasti, videoposnetki)
#Odlična raven. Opolnomoči skupine mladih, da uporabijo svoje kritično mišljenje in domišljijo ter razpravljajo o etičnih posledicah in najdejo rešitve za vprašanja, kot so profiliranje, algoritemsko filtriranje ali algoritemska pristranskost.
#Dobra raven. Ve, kako organizirati izobraževalne in participativne dejavnosti, povezane z digitalnimi pravicami mladih, in jih je že nekaj organiziral z organizacijo
#Dobra raven. Skupaj z mladimi določi učne cilje za digitalno mladinsko delo
#Osnovna raven. Uporablja osnovna digitalna orodja in naprave za izvajanje nekaterih digitalnih dejavnosti mladinskega dela z mladimi na podlagi lastne intuicije
#10 Sustainable Green Europe
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