If you are like many educators, you might find it difficult to fit environmental education into your daily teaching routine. One of the best and easiest ways to teach about climate topics is through environmental read-aloud books that feature a love for nature. This article will answer an important question — what are read-aloud books and why choose ones with an environmental theme for kids?
Empowering youth with the knowledge, information and actions to combat climate change helps ease climate anxiety. There is so much you can do to inspire young learners to take action and learn about climate change. Discover how your students can make an impact with some of these Earth Month activities.
Being able to access top-tier environmental education platforms is paramount to fostering a greener world. As Canada continues to confront complex climate changes, these environmental education resources and websites along with the organizations that offer them, play a vital role in fostering a shared sense of responsibility amongst younger Canadians.
GreenLearning and the Centre for Global Education’s #Decarbonize program collaborated to help youth take climate action. The youth leaders from around the world who attended COP28 in Dubai, UAE in December 2023 created eCards to share their transformational climate messages with decision makers.
We’ve all heard of people talking about misinformation and disinformation on the news—but what is the difference between the two? Does it matter? And how can we tell what’s true or not? It can be difficult, but spotting incorrect information and fake news is essential to teaching nowadays, especially when those facts are dressed up to look and sound legitimate.
GreenLearning's challenges equip educators and students with tools for environmental education. Read the project stories from school communities across Canada who have excelled in their resilience and determination to take climate action. Explore their individual and collective learning, impact and actions while celebrating climate action!
It’s been well-documented that Black authors are underrepresented and discriminated against in the publishing and environmental fields. Though GreenLearning doesn’t publish in the traditional sense of book publishing, we do provide free educational programming, challenges and resources. This year, we’ve put together a list of books that touch on the environment and are written by Black authors.
Discover the challenge winners and read about their environmental action projects! GreenLearning engaged with educators and learners from all provinces and territories in Canada with over 6,298 students registered for this year’s challenges.
After a successful workshop session with AYLEE, we sat down with Shauna Kelly, ACEE’s Youth Program Coordinator, to chat about the organization, her role, and what youth leaders are up to!
