Current Landscape: K-12 Approaches to Climate Literacy

As with most innovations in education, the embedding of climate literacy, green skills and, by effect, green pathways, looks more like a scatter plot than a curve or upward trend. A few groups are seeking to better prepare young people for an uncertain future, although very few programs are preparing young people for our more certain future – one that is dependent on an incomprehensibly large transition to clean energy and on a strict timeline. 

Schools and districts have a critical role to play in making these new opportunities mainstream so that all students have access to place-based work opportunities as well as the skills to make them competitive for university or the workforce at large. Just like technology has disrupted the world we live in, so will sustainability. Schools must prepare our youth for the inevitable transition. Below, you’ll find some schools, organizations, non-profits, universities, and businesses are creating opportunities to introduce climate literacy and green skills to students.

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