Jan 24, 2023 | Olympic ESD 114, ESD 123, NWESD 189, EarthGen (Formerly Washington Green Schools)
“Teaching climate change is very emotional, and helping students embrace those emotions is vital,” shared a teacher attending EarthGen’s newest training, Climate Grief and Creative Expression. This training is designed to equip teachers with skills...
Oct 5, 2022 | NEWESD, ESD 105, ESD 112, PSESD, ESD 123, NCESD 171, NWESD 189, EarthGen (Formerly Washington Green Schools)
Teacher Casey Jones’ family includes migrant farmworkers, whose lives are directly affected by climate change and social injustice. The students at Rowena Chess Elementary School where Casey teaches also see the effects of these twin crises in their daily lives....
Sep 21, 2022 | NEWESD, NCESD 171, EarthGen (Formerly Washington Green Schools)
Climate change will affect every aspect of young people’s lives, but its incredible scale makes it hard for them to comprehend. Moreover, connecting what kids learn in school to real world problems is one of the biggest challenges teachers face. EarthGen’s training...
Jun 22, 2022 | ESD 112, PSESD, NWESD 189, EarthGen (Formerly Washington Green Schools)
When Anacortes Middle School teacher Tasha Kirby had her class make applesauce last fall, she wasn’t teaching home economics. She was using locally grown apples to help her students make the connection between climate and the food they eat. Food is central to life,...
Apr 13, 2022 | Olympic ESD 114, EarthGen (Formerly Washington Green Schools)
From high school students calculating the sea level rise resulting from climate change to kindergarteners tackling plastic pollution, EarthGen’s professional development workshops are bringing environmental learning and action to Washington classrooms. “Living with...
Feb 1, 2022 | NEWESD, ESD 105, ESD 112, ESD 123, NCESD 171, EarthGen (Formerly Washington Green Schools)
Educators learned why we had such an extreme heat wave this past summer, as they heard from Robin Fox, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Spokane. Chelsea Freeman teaches high school in Tonasket, an agricultural community hit especially hard by the...
Jan 5, 2022 | Capital Region ESD 113, EarthGen (Formerly Washington Green Schools)
Olympia School District teacher Heath Bingman presents economic interests in EarthGen’s mock climate summit. While youth climate leaders often make the news, many young people believe climate change is too big a problem for them to solve. But young people are natural...
Nov 17, 2021 | ESD 112, EarthGen (Formerly Washington Green Schools)
Attendees of the latest cohort of the Climate Justice League left their November 6 kickoff meeting inspired. “The idea that one person can make a difference has been an inspiring addition to this learning experience, and I am motivated in figuring out how I can be a...
