I am delighted to have been invited by Norwich Theatre to contribute to their Creative Matters: Climate Stories programme.
My story, titled ‘How to talk to children about the climate crisis’ will be take place on Wednesday 20th September at 19:00, and will be a session combining performance poetry, prose and an informative talk. There will be time for Q&A at the end.
Blurb from the Norwich Theatre:
Engaging in conversations with our children around the climate crisis can feel challenging – especially when we don’t have all the answers. How can we talk to our children about the climate crisis in a responsible, respectful and informative way that doesn’t immediately fill them with dread, guilt and fear?
Join Kit Marie Rackley as they dive into this difficult topic, sharing their approach to empowering young people to challenge information and opinions, and gain the confidence to present, justify and act.
This activity is part of Mind, Body, Earth, a programme that seeks to provide empathetic spaces where anxieties about our climate and the future can be safely expressed and explored, developed in partnership with Norfolk and Waveney Mind.
Tickets are an amazing value at £5. Book directly via the Norwich Theatre website here
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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