Apr 7, 2023 | EarthGen (Formerly Washington Green Schools)
As part of our ongoing efforts to foster student leadership, EarthGen launched a new Youth Fellowship program. This program provides paid opportunities to high school students who are passionate about climate justice and wish to expand their knowledge on this critical...
Mar 13, 2023 | NEWESD 101, ESD 105, ESD 112, Capital Region ESD 113, Olympic ESD 114, PSESD, ESD 123, NCESD 171, NWESD 189
Food justice classes and mock G7 summits are on the curriculum in the first US state to fund โclimate change educationโ in public schools. In science teacher Ali Cokerโs sophomore biology class, students became farming activists attending a G7 summit. Coker wove in...
Mar 1, 2023 | Olympic ESD 114, ESD 123, NWESD 189, EarthGen (Formerly Washington Green Schools)
Teaching climate change to younger students can be challenging due to its complexity. In response to this challenge, Aubrei McGinn Pallini, a kindergarten teacher at Cathcart Elementary in south Snohomish County, sought assistance to integrate science and climate...
Feb 24, 2023 | NEWESD 101, ESD 105, ESD 112, Capital Region ESD 113, Olympic ESD 114, PSESD, ESD 123, NCESD 171, NWESD 189, EarthGen (Formerly Washington Green Schools)
When Celia Cummings started teaching Waterville High Schoolโs first environmental science class, she discovered that many of her students came from families that doubt the science of climate change. Celia was enrolled in a climate justice focused professional...
Feb 22, 2023 | NCESD 171 Project Portraits
Green Chemistry & Engineering Sustainable Environmental Principles In K-12 Education Overview Across Washington State, educators have been integrating Design Principles for Sustainable and Green Chemistry and Engineering in classrooms through science experiments...
Feb 17, 2023 | Olympic ESD 114
The Coexisting with Carnivores Pilot Project (CWC) launched with three participating middle schools on the Olympic Peninsula on February 3, 2023. CWC Olympic Peninsula is a partnership between Olympic Educational Service District 114, the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe...
Feb 16, 2023 | ESD 112 Project Portraits, EarthGen (Formerly Washington Green Schools) Project Portraits
BIPOC Voices Welcome Students into STEMโ Connecting Science and Social Justice with BIPOC Role Models Overview The BIPOC Voices project supports educator and student learning about Black, Indigenous, and People of Color scientists and community advocates. This project...
