THE POCKET PARK KIDS

The Global Goals

The Pocket Park Kids is inspired by the United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development—a plan agreed to by all world leaders to build a greener, fairer, better world by 2030. Any production of this play works holistically towards the targets of the Global Goals, and towards our favorite definition of sustainability: "shared prosperity on a healthy planet."

That means making the production as sustainable as possible start to finish—minimizing its carbon footprint, ethically sourcing materials for the sets and costumes, making sure everyone involved is paid fairly and treated equally, and incorporating talkbacks and Q&As after performances. Lesson plans for schools draw on resources from worldslargestlesson.globalgoals.org to activate audiences to work towards the Goals themselves.

Small People, Big Goals

Each kid in the park champions a different vision—and a different Global Goal.

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Goal 15 Life on Land Protect and restore terrestrial ecosystems, halt biodiversity loss.

Represented by

Willow, age 9

Willow is Everychild. They are compassionate, idealistic and always ready to roll up their sleeves to get things done themself. They are relentlessly determined, a budding leader. They want the park to be green and beautiful like it used to be, full of the plants and animals they care so much about.
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Goal 3 Good Health and Well-Being Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all ages.

Represented by

Ashe, age 11

Ashe is an athlete. Disciplined. He knows what he wants and is sure everyone else wants it too. He thinks the park should become one big basketball court.
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Goal 14 Life Below Water Conserve and sustainably use oceans, seas and marine resources.

Represented by

Rio, age 8

Rio is passionate and enthusiastic and gushes about everything. She is also easily distracted. And she reeeally wants the park to become a splash pad.
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Goal 6 Clean Water and Sanitation Ensure availability and sustainable management of water for all.

Also represented by

Rio, age 8

All of the Goals are so interconnected and interdependent that ultimately all of the kids can't help but represent more than one of them.
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Goal 2 Zero Hunger End hunger, achieve food security, promote sustainable agriculture.

Represented by

Kai, age 7

Kai is eager and good at worrying. He has a lot of questions. Like, a lot. He is bilingual, and though in this script he speaks Spanish, the second language he speaks can be changed to serve any production. Kai wants the park to be a community garden, to make up for the lack of fresh fruits and vegetables sold in the neighborhood.
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Goal 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure Build resilient infrastructure and foster innovation.

Represented by

Frankie, age 12

Frankie is smart, resourceful and deadpan. She needs space, quiet, her noise-canceling headphones and her tablet. She doesn't know what should happen to the park, she just wants a place to go that has free wifi.
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Goal 7 Affordable and Clean Energy Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable modern energy.

Also represented by

Frankie, age 12

All of the Goals are so interconnected and interdependent that ultimately all of the kids can't help but represent more than one of them.
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Goal 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.

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The whole play

The two Goals that are the most emblematic of our whole play are Goal #11 — Sustainable Cities and Communities and Goal #17 — Partnerships for the Goals.
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Goal 17 Partnerships for the Goals Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize global partnership.

Represented by

The whole play

The two Goals that are the most emblematic of our whole play are Goal #11 — Sustainable Cities and Communities and Goal #17 — Partnerships for the Goals.