PREPARING FOR A CHANGING WORLD: Climate Resilience in Schools

In April 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a report called "Climate Change and Children's Health and Well-Being in the United States," which looks at the expected effects of the climate crisis on the education and physical development of children. Children ... h...

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Published in:Teach (Toronto) 2023-07, p.22-26
Main Author: Jagoo, Krystal Kavita
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Child Development
Children & youth
Classrooms
Climate change
Community
Curricula
Education
Educational Environment
Emissions
Environmental stewardship
Floods
Initiatives
Learning
Nature
Outdoors
Public schools
School boards
Students
Sustainable development
Teachers
Teaching
Teaching Methods
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Summary:In April 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a report called "Climate Change and Children's Health and Well-Being in the United States," which looks at the expected effects of the climate crisis on the education and physical development of children. Children ... have less control over their physical environments, less knowledge about health effects from climate change, and less ability to remove themselves from harm." Students, staff, and community members were consulted during the schoolyard design process to ensure that the landscape would serve the additional function of contributing to child development. "If some [schools] are teaching about climate change, timelines, and CO2 emissions, we do the art and science of getting kids emotionally, bodily, developmentally connected to themselves and the natural world," Green explains, "so that when presented with information, they [can] make sense of it, make good decisions, and lead compassionately."
ISSN:1198-7707