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 educator, author and climate education specialist, and a former secondary Geography and Drama teacher. As Schools Climate Hub Coordinator at the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research (University of East Anglia), Kit Marie supports schools to develop meaningful, evidence-informed responses to climate change.
Their work spans teacher professional development, school leadership, geography education and climate science communication. Kit Marie has worked with organisations including the Geographical Association, NOAA in Boulder Colorado and the Exploratorium in San Francisco, and has written for National Geographic Kids, Diverse Educators and What is Geography Teaching, Now?
Kit Marie’s work explores the climate crisis as a curriculum, leadership and safeguarding issue, alongside a wider commitment to youth voice, decolonising the curriculum, and inclusive and intersectional education. They write at Geogramblings.com and host and produce the Coffee & Geography podcast.
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