Earth Science Outreach UK

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:1) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN EARTH SCIENCE, WHICH INCLUDES THE SUBJECTS OF GEOLOGY, METEOROLOGY, OCEANOGRAPHY, PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE BY:? PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE, ENGAGING, AND IMPACTFUL EARTH SCIENCE EDUCATION TO YOUNG PEOPLE, PEOPLE WITHOUT FORMAL QUALIFICATIONS IN EARTH SCIENCES AND COMMUNITIES FROM DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS, FOSTERING A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF OUR PLANET, ITS SYSTEMS, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SUSTAINABILITY;? CONNECTING COMMUNITIES WITH LIFELONG LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES IN EARTH SCIENCE EDUCATION, BOOSTING ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE IN PLACES THAT ARE FURTHEST FROM THE CENTRES OF DISTRIBUTION;? SUPPORTING MAJOR SCIENTIFIC, CULTURAL AND ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, REGIONALLY AND NATIONALLY, AS A NEXUS ORGANISATION, LINKING THEM WITH COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE LIMITED AWARENESS OF, OR ACCESS TO, THEIR PROGRAMMES, RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES;? WORKING AT LOCAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL SCALES TO CULTIVATE AND PROMOTE PUBLIC ACTIVITIES CONNECTING INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES WITH DYNAMIC, ENGAGING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMMES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: PUBLIC EVENTS, FIELD ACTIVITIES, WORKSHOPS, DIGITAL RESOURCES, VOCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND TOURING EXHIBITIONS;? FACILITATING A MORE DIVERSE GROUP OF PEOPLE TO DEVELOP A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURAL WORLD, FROM THE LOCAL TO GLOBAL SCALE;? NURTURING PEOPLE’S PARTICIPATION WITH SCIENCE, CULTURE, CREATIVITY AND COMMUNITY, CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRANSFORMATIVE GROWTH; AND? CONNECTING LESSONS OF THE PAST WITH KNOWLEDGE OF THE PRESENT, ENCOURAGING THE USE OF EARTH SCIENCE AS A BEDROCK FROM WHICH TO BUILD SOCIAL AND POLITICAL CHANGE, IN A FUTURE WHERE CLIMATE CHANGE WILL AFFECT EVERYONE.2) TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT BY PROVIDING EDUCATION ON EARTH SCIENCE AND CLIMATE CHANGENOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008].