Climate Education
Changing Climates Curriculum
Lesson plans, resources, schemes of work, teacher guides and parent packs on causes and effects of climate change, exploring its local and global contexts. Note: There are free and paid resources on this site. There is also a global community of educ...
Education in Emergencies
Syria: Building a School From the Rubble
A lesson focused on the Syrian conflict that began in 2011. Fierce fighting and bombing have left the city of Raqqa in ruins. In 2018, a group of teenagers decided that, rather than waiting for others to rebuild the city’s schools, they would create ...
Climate Education
Understanding Climate Change Handbook
A comprehensive handbook to support and stimulate teachers and students to research together in a project-based learning format what the climate crisis is and what steps are needed to minimize its effects. The handbook features a series of lessons, c...
Climate Education
MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative (ESI) Resources
The MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative offers more than 100 free activities in their Educator Guides, each connected to an episode of their podcast, TILclimate (Today I Learned: Climate). Activities can be done in sequence or buffet-style, and th...
Climate Education
Prioritizing Climate Education Is a Win-Win, Not a Trade-Off
This article talks about addressing the widely present "zero-sum mindset" about climate education by providing insights desrived from the experiences and examples of Teach For All's global network.
Climate Education
To Tackle the Climate Crisis, We Need Climate Education and Collective Leadership
This piece discusses the importance of climate education in equipping young people to be resilient and solutions-oriented agents in the face of climate change. It includes stories of climate leadership that can instigate hope and build collective lea...
TACL
Rehan: Student Leadership in Action
Meet a young leader in India working to make a better future for his community. In this video from 2019, Rehan shares his work to improve education and address pollution in his community, and how his determination spurs him on despite challenges.
Climate Education
Dira Visits Nairobi
This storybook by Teach For Kenya alumna Olive Thuku follows a young boy named Dira who visits his friends, Zazu and Kena, in Nairobi. During his visit, Dira witnesses the devastating impact of improper waste management and impacts of climate change ...
Future of Work
Cultivating Future Leaders Through STEAM Education
Developed by passionate educators during 2024 STEAM Education & Leadership Workshops, the lesson plans shared below bridge STEM education with real-world challenges, nurturing students as problem-solvers and future leaders. They cover critical to...