The Youth Wisdom Council used photovoice to document environmental injustices in their communities, highlighting both challenges and sources of pride, while advocating for awareness, equity, and local change.
Partner stories
These stories are a collection of educator professional learning experiences and opportunities provided by ESD, CBO and Tribal School partners.
Project Portraits
Walking the Green Trail
As part of the Community Education in Action program, Nosotros En Naturaleza (NEN) received a mini-grant and mentorship to support their efforts in creating a community-based learning series.
Climate Educator Book Club
The Climate Educator Book Clubβs book study is designed to flexibly support teams of interdisciplinary Kβ12 educators from schools and districts across Washington in exploring ways to integrate climate learning into their classrooms meaningfully for their community.Β
Climate Literacy in the Classroom
The Gonzaga Institute for Climate, Water, and the Environment launched the Climate Literacy Fellows Program in 2021 in response to Spokane Public School studentsβ demands for climate education.
Earthgen’s STEM Seminars Through Time
STEM Seminars have been part of EarthGenβs ClimeTime offerings since 2018. These training opportunities have been available to K-12 teachers, starting in SW Washington with ESD 112 and expanding across the state.
Sustainability Ambassadors
Over a decade ago, non-profit leader and storyteller Peter Donaldson felt morally called to educate “for” sustainability, not just “about” it.
Our Climate is Changing, Why arenβt we?
During the 2022-2023 school year, Educational Service Districts 105, 123 and 171 partnered to launch a climate science-centered book study, hosting a cohort of 55 educators primarily located in eastern Washington.
Green Chemistry & Engineering
Across Washington State, educators have been integrating Design Principles for Sustainable and Green Chemistry and Engineering in classrooms through science experiments and projects learned in a series of professional learning experiences.
BIPOC Voices Welcome Students into STEM
The BIPOC Voices project supports educator and student learning about Black, Indigenous, and People of Color scientists and community advocates.