The giant banner has been to 15 countries so far. Last year, the banner toured Europe and has been part of 4 United Nations Climate meetings (COP26, COP27, COP28, COP29). Last month the banner was at Banksia Grove Primary School!
About the GIANT banner
Making the GIANT banner:
- We created a mosaic of the drawings
- We printed it in 5 sections TWICE at UniPrint thanks to major sponsor Dattner Group!
- My husband sewed the panels together to create two banners – it took him 10 hours each time.
- Watch how it was made !
More about the GIANT banner:
- The banner includes all 2,629 drawings from 33 nations and 213 schools!
- It is HUGE – 7 metres long by 4.25 metres wide. Taller than a 2 story house.
- It has 4 handles along the top (one on each end and one equidistant) and 3 along the bottom, plus 4 equally spaced along each side.
- The banner is printed on water resistant light weight fabric. It weighs ~7 kg.
- As you would expect, it catches the wind very easily!
- It is fun to play with! You can play the ‘parachute game’ (Up. Down. Up, Down. Up. Down. Up. Let go – run underneath!)
- You can also march with it, as we have done at the following climate strikes in Perth, Australia.
THE BANNER IS TOURING AUSTRALIA!
So far, the banner has been to forests and schools in Western Australia, Queensland, Tasmania, NSW, Victoria and South Australia!
Like Banksia Grove Primary School in Perth, Western Australia:
WHERE TO NEXT?
New Zealand – July 2026
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
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- Beaumaris Primary School (Perth) – world premiere – Sept 2021 – WATCH VIDEO!; Year 5 – Sept 2022 – WATCH VIDEO!
- Mullaloo Beach Primary School (Perth) – Sept / Oct 2021
- Eurekamp Oz school holiday camp at the University of Western Australia (Perth) – Sept 2021
- St Mary’s Anglican Girls School (Perth) – Sept 2021. WATCH THE VIDEO!
- Kerry St Community School (Perth) – Dec 2021
- Parry Beach campground (Denmark) – Jan 2022
- On the beach at the launch of Lisa Blair’s world record sail around Antarctica (Albany) – Feb 2022
- At Spencer Park Primary School (Albany) – May 2022 WATCH THE VIDEO!
- For World Environment Day at Alinjarra Primary School – June 2022. WATCH THE VIDEO!
- Eurekamp Oz school holiday camp at the Univ of Western Australia (Perth) – Sept 2021. WATCH THE VIDEO!
- In the sand dunes at Sandy Cape Recreational Area – Oct 2022. WATCH THE VIDEO!
- Lathlain Primary School (Perth) – 7 December 2022. WATCH THE VIDEO!
- Perth School Strike for Climate – 3 March 2023. WATCH THE VIDEO!
- We hiked 2.2 km up to the Castle Rock Granite Skywalk in the Porongurup National Park to film the giant banner via drone in celebration of Earth Day on 21 April 2023! WATCH THE VIDEO!
- 8 Perth primary schools (Ardross, Attadale, Como, Shelley, Mount Pleasant, Redcliffe, Wilson, Winthrop) as part of the PEAC Marine Biology program – 16 May 2023
- Beaumaris Primary School in Perth. Kids used ping pong balls to do three Forest vs Factory simulations of Earth’s atmosphere (WATCH THE VIDEO) and played with the GIANT banner that had its world premiere at their school in Nov 2021 (WATCH THE VIDEO).
- More Perth primary schools a part of the PEAC Marine Biology program – 19 June 2023
- The banner was filmed next to mangrove forests at Roebuck Bay, Broome (WATCH THE VIDEO) – Nov 2023.
- Broome Senior High School – 31 Oct and 2 Nov 2023. Kids made corals out of blocks (WATCH THE VIDEO).
- St Mary’s College, Broome – 1 Nov and 3 Nov 2023
- Carine Senior High School – 5 Dec 2023 (see the DRONE PHOTO)
- PEAC Marine Biology students – May 2024 and May 2025
- Ocean Reef Senior High School Year 7 students for #ShowYourStripes Day – 21 June 2024. See the DRONE PHOTO. Watch the TIKTOK VIDEO.
- Beldon Primary School – 22 Aug 2025. For National Science Week. See the DRONE PHOTO and TIKTOK VIDEO.
- Banksia Grove Primary School – 28 Aug 2025. For National Science Week. See the DRONE PHOTO and TIKTOK VIDEO.
QUEENSLAND
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- Throughout Davies National Park (Atherton Tablelands)- Oct 2021
- All over Magnetic Island (including Magnetic Island State School) – Oct 2021 WATCH THE VIDEO
- At 3 schools in Cairns (Whitfield State School, Redlynch State College, Trinity Anglican School) – Oct 2021
- 40 metres above the Daintree Rainforest via a giant crane thanks to James Cook University – Oct 2021 WATCH THE VIDEO
- In a mangrove forest at Kewarra Beach– (Cairns) – Oct 2021
- At the Australian Marine Sciences Association Conference (Cairns) – Aug 2022
- In the rainforests of Mt Nebo and the Glasshouse Mountains (Brisbane) – Nov 2022
- In a mangrove forest at Mon Repos turtle sanctuary (Bundaberg) – Jan 2023. WATCH THE VIDEO!!
- At Kalkie State School (Bundaberg) – Jan 2023. WATCH THE VIDEO!!
- At Bundaberg State High School (Bundaberg) – Jan 2023. WATCH VIDEO1. WATCH VIDEO 2.
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TASMANIA:
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- Mt Stuart Primary School – Aug 2022
- Lauderdale Primary School – Aug 2022
- Peregrine School – Aug 2022 WATCH THE VIDEO
- Thanks to the amazing tree climbers of The Tree Projects (Hobart), we unfurled the banner between two tall pine trees in Sandy Bay – Aug 2022 WATCH THE VIDEO
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SOUTH AUSTRALIA:
For National Science Week in Aug 2023, Marji the Earth and Marji the penguin met ~700 kids from 3 schools with the giant banner and a 12 metre fabric version of the climate stripes for Adelaide. Find the climate stripes for your state or country! Kids acted as scientists for the day to discover why penguins and coral reefs don’t like warming seas by feeding like a coral and getting overheated in a penguin huddle, as well as playing with the GIANT banner and the climate stripes for Adelaide.
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- Blackwood Primary School (see their 78 entries). Watch kids spell H-O-T with the giant banner and the climate stripes for Adelaide! Kids aged 5-8 did a deep dive into penguins, learning about the penguin life cycle with a 3-way reversible penguin toy (egg to chick to adult). Kids 9-12 either made corals out of LEGO or simulated how earth’s atmosphere changes with combinations of forests and factories using ping pong balls!
- Saint Ignatius Junior College. Hear some of their messages for world leaders about climate change.
- Christ the King. See them play the crazy earth balls game with the GIANT banner (below)!
VICTORIA:
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- Bambou Early Learning Centre – Nov 2022. WATCH THE VIDEO.
- Cowes Primary School on Phillip Island – Feb 2023! See kids playing with the giant banner!
- Phillip Island Village Primary School on Phillip Island – Feb 2023!! See the DRONE PHOTO.
- San Remo Primary School & Our Lady Star of the Sea School on Phillip Island at the world famous ‘Penguin Parade’ beach – Feb 2023! WATCH THE VIDEO! We made the newspapers: South Gippsland Sentinel Times and Phillip Island & San Remo Advertiser 🙂
- Port Fairy Consolidated School in Port Fairy – Feb 2023! WATCH THE VIDEO!!
- Daylesford Primary School, Daylesford – Feb 2023! See kids doing the TREE POSE!
- Talbot Primary School, Talbot – Feb 2023! WATCH THE VIDEO!
- Malvern Primary School, Melbourne – June 19, 2025! VIDEO COMING SOON!!
NEW SOUTH WALES:
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- Newrybar Public School – Nov 2022. WATCH THE VIDEO!
- Wyalong Primary School – Nov 2022. WATCH THE VIDEO!
- Wollongong Seacliff Bridge – 22 May 2023 on World Biodiversity Day! WATCH THE VIDEO!
- Pambula Beach – last week of May 2023. WATCH THE VIDEO!
- Lumen Christi Catholic College – May 2023.
– WATCH year 9-11 students feed like coral polyps!
– WATCH year 3 students play with the giant banner! - Pambula Preschool – May 2023
- Beowa National Park at Pambula Beach – May 2023
- Lumen Christi Catholic College – May 2023.
THE BANNER IS TOURING THE WORLD!
- The banner (or videos of it) has visited 15 nations so far (Australia, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Ireland, Malaysia, Malta, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, UAE, UK) plus one of its drawings sailed around Antarctica!
- The banner has been filmed in rainforests in 4 nations so far: Daintree World Heritage Area (Australia), Pasir Ris (Singapore), The Habitat at Penang Hill (Malaysia) and secondary rainforest at Galle (Sri Lanka).
- The banner has been filmed in forests in 4 of the world’s 36 ‘global biodiversity hotspots’ so far-
- Forests of east Australia
- southwest Australia
- Sundaland, Western Ghats
- Sri Lanka
DENMARK
- Ryparken Lilleskole, Copenhagen, Denmark, 13 May 2024. VIDEO COMING SOON!
- Engdals skolen, Aarhus, Denmark, 14 May 2024. WATCH THE VIDEO!!
IRELAND
- Gaelscoil Chionn tSaile, Kinsale, Ireland, 17 May 2024. Read about my visit! WATCH THE VIDEO!!
- Kinsale Community School, Kinsale, Ireland, 20 May 2024. WATCH THE VIDEO!!
FRANCE
- Lycee Victor Hugo, Montpellier, France, 23 May 2024. WATCH THE VIDEO.
SPAIN
- del Colegio López Diéguez (Córdoba), 31 May 2024. Kids spelled AMA which means LOVE in Spanish and MOTHER in Basque! Read about my visit! WATCH THE VIDEO!! They were so excited to learn about penguins and reefs that they drew their own – SEE THEIR DRAWINGS!
- Learnlife Ecohub near Barcelona on 6-7 June 2024 for World Oceans Day! Watch their VIDEO!
SWITZERLAND
- Two early learning centers in the Kids Care group near Lausanne, Switzerland on 10 June 2024! Kids learned why penguins don’t like their ice to melt, how trees can help cool the Earth to help penguins (and people), and how sea turtles are also at risk from climate change and how we can all help. Kids got to find all the penguins on the GIANT banner, plus play the parachute and crazy balls games! PICTURES AND VIDEO COMING SOON.
- I hung the GIANT banner from a 35 metre high wooden tower in a forest near Lausanne, Switzerland. SEE THE VIDEO!
DUBAI (UAE)
- Videos of the giant banner and some of the 7000 kids who’ve seen it since Nov 2021 was shown in Dubai, UAE for COP28 – Dec 2023 thanks to Parents for Climate Global!!! WATCH THE FOOTAGE
SRI LANKA
Kids at Galle International College sent a message to the world on World Ocean Day! WATCH THE VIDEO. The banner was filmed in secondary rainforest near Galle in the southern Province! WATCH THE VIDEO.
Kids also fed like coral polyps, got overheated in a penguin huddle, celebrated trees with the tree pose, and played the parachute game and the crazy Earth balls game with the giant banner!
EGYPT
The video below (https://youtu.be/Gu9kZ5-crds) of the GIANT banner with kids around the world was shown at the United Nations climate meeting (COP27) that just concluded in Egypt! It was shown as part of the Global Stocktake – a formal process that tracks global climate action against the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement. 100+ negotiators and others saw it!!!! After COP, it will be published as part of the official proceedings.
ANTARCTICA
- One of the drawings from the giant banner broke a world record with sailor Lisa Blair as she circumnavigated Antarctica in 92 days in her yacht Climate Action Now. Lisa signed the drawing (what she wrote) and it will be returned to its very talented Sri Lankan artist very soon! Marji, Daniel (the dinosaur) and Connor were thrillled to hold the drawing just after it was taken down from Lisa’s mast before she signed it. Watch Connor and Daniel interview Lisa about her epic journey!
UK (SCOTLAND)
- The banner travelled to Glasgow, UK for the United Nations COP26 climate meeting. It was presented at an event Tues 9 Nov along with a video about its travels!! WATCH THE VIDEO. It was also on display in the ‘Green Zone’ at COP26 for the rest of that week.
SINGAPORE
- For Earth Day 2022, the banner travelled to the NPS International School in Singapore – WATCH VIDEO
- For World Environment Day 2022, 40 kids from NPSI photographed the banner in the rainforest at Pasir Ris after doing a beach cleanup! WATCH THE VIDEO!
MALAYSIA
- On 13 July 2022, the banner was filmed at The Habitat Penang Hill rainforest discovery centre tree top walk in Malaysia, thanks to author, scientist & arbonaut Meg Lowman and her fabulous team led by Allen Tan (video) !! The walk is 13 metres high – so tall enough for the 7 metre high GIANT banner 🙂 WATCH THE VIDEO
GERMANY
- In July 2022, the banner was on display to scientists at the International Coral Reef Symposium in Bremen, Germany
MADAGASCAR
- Long term plan – at the rainforest walkway being built in Ranomafana, Madagascar led by author, scientist & arbonaut Meg Lowman!!