First they took to social media, then they took to the streets. Now, student protesters are travelling to Canberra to take their demands for urgent action on climate change to the Prime Minister himself.

A group of students from Victoria and NSW will head to Parliament House on Wednesday morning to seek a meeting with Scott Morrison – who last week condemned the activists for turning schools "into Parliaments".

Student protesters in Melbourne on Friday as part of a national strike demanding action on climate change. Credit:Luis Enrique Ascui

The students say children from Mr Morrison’s electorate of Cook asked for the meeting early last week but were met with silence.

Now they have been joined by schoolmates from interstate who helped kick off what they are describing as the beginning of a student movement.