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Winter 2018 - Climate Literacy: Educating with the Future in Mind

Teaching climate change education helps students to develop the skills needed to mitigate, adapt, and innovate in a changing climate. The Winter 2018 Green Schools Catalyst Quarterly explores the evolution of climate literacy and the importance of teaching high-quality climate science. You will also learn how climate change education is moving beyond the science classroom, informing instruction across all K-12 subject areas and inspiring green careers. 

 Here are a few highlights from the Winter 2018 issue:
Why Climate Change Education is Essential to Building Hope and Social Capacity in 21st Century Students

Frank Niepold, Kristen Poppleton, and Jen Kretser explore the challenges and opportunities presented by climate change education, as well as the importance of building K-12 educators' capacity to teach climate science and solutions to ensure students develop the 21st century skills needed to mitigate, adapt, and innovate in a changing climate.

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Rethinking Climate Literacy: Teaching Middle Schoolers through Geography, Civics, Economics, and Literature

Natalie Stapert shares how educators at Washington D.C.'s Lowell School integrated climate literacy into the sixth-grade's humanities class, expanding climate change education beyond science to include curriculum that embraces reading, writing, geography, civics, and economics.

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Paving the Path to Green Careers in New York City

Karen Alsen describes how New York City-based Solar One's flagship educational programs, Solar CTE and CareerCLUE, are teaching students about climate and sustainability while exploring STEM skills and green careers.


Youth: The Climate Leaders of Today

Andrew Fagerheim shares how attending the Adirondack Youth Climate Summit inspired his school's environmental club to host their own summit, as well as the important role educators play in encouraging students to become climate leaders in their own schools and communities.