Calling all teachers, schools and students at both the primary and secondary phases!
If you’ve not yet heard of the upcoming Youth Climate Summit (9-13th November 2020), then where you’ve been!? Coordinated by charity Global Action Plan and a team of dedicated teachers, the Youth Climate Summit is a free, week-long virtual festival (9-13th November) of days of themed discussions and activities.
To whet your appetite, here is a short clip promoting the Summit. The clip is a promo edit of “Why Not Now?”, a performance poetry piece written by myself inspired by the positive actions taken by young people to address the climate crisis.
When the Summit begins, you’ll be able to enjoy the full poem, and explore the case studies that make up the lyrics.
Students & kids – pester your teachers and adults! Also, if you have a social media account and post about your climate activism, please use the #WhyNotNow hashtag so we can build a portfolio of even more wonderful examples.
Kit Marie Rackley (they/she) is an award-winning ex high-school Geography teacher in the UK. Throughout that time and continuing today, Kit Marie provides teacher continuous professional development (CPD) and training, which previously included a role as Associate Tutor for the School of Education at the University of East Anglia.
Kit Marie has worked as an education consultant and project manager with climate and energy scientists, including researchers based at NOAA Boulder, Colorado and as an educator and trainer at the Exploratorium Museum in San Francisco, California, and is now freelance consultant with the UK’s Geographical Association and the National Association of School-Based Teacher Trainers (NASBTT). They are a published educational author, including works with National Geographic Kids and Diverse Educators.
Kit Marie is a strong and passionate advocate of youth voice and empowerment, decolonising the curriculum, and inclusive and intersectional education. Much of their work revolves around the climate crisis, focusing around framing it as a school safeguarding issue. Kit Marie runs an educational resource blog at Geogramblings.com, and is host and producer of the Coffee & Geography podcast.
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