Coventry schools to build future cities from recycled household items

· TeenTech is a national charity working with school children to help them consider a future in digital, science technology and engineering. Their TeenTech City of Tomorrow initiative is working with nine Coventry schools with the help of WMG, University of Warwick · Experts from WMG will deliver advice to children on sustainable materials, and inspire them as they design and build their city of the future out of recyclable household items · A few Cities will then be exhibited at The Coventry Transport Museum TeenTech City of Tomorrow will see Coventry school children make a city of recyclable household items, with help from researchers at WMG, University of Warwick who will teach them all about sustainability. A select few ideas - buildings and technologywill then be exhibited at the Coventry Transport Museum. TeenTech is a national charity engaging children and teenagers in Digital, Science, Engineering and Technology and their latest initiative has launched today, the 11^th November, in Coventry, which will see nine schools in Coventry build a futuristic sustainable city out of recyclable household items. As it's 'Cities, Regions and Built Environment' day at the COP26 summit in Glasgow, researchers from WMG at the University of Warwick are helping children understand sustainability and its importance, by delivering an online session about sustainable materials and why it's important we use them more for a greener future, thanks to funding from the University's Innovative Manufacturing and Future Materials GRP.