The mission of CAPS is to turn apathy into action, empowering communities to tackle issues around their local environments through citizen science and collective action. We have a vision that no-one will breathe dirty air and that our communities will have the tools to tackle this issue and campaign for change. The CAPS Project teaches students about air quality and how to build portable air quality sensors to monitor and track pollution.
Learning about air pollution, its causes, the dangers, and the solutions.
Building, wiring, soldering, and assembling the air pollution sensors.
Learning code to access the air quality data collected by the sensors.
During the pilot were able to test our workshops with 2 schools to assess the quality of the content and sensors, as well as gather important feedback from the students.
Following the successful pilot project and the brilliant feedback we gathered, we are now improving the sensors, improving the content, and digitising the programme. With our brand new website and all the content uploaded, teachers will be able to deliver the programme without us.
Phase 3 is the final stage. At this point we will have a final sensor, beautiful content, and a developed business plan. The Programme will be ready to launch across London.