PRACTICAL STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING CLIMATE JUSTICE Here are a few strategies to help teach climate justice in your classroom:


STRATEGY 1: BUILDING CONTEXT


Use cross-curricular approaches, such as sci- ence, social studies and the arts to create a Community Climate Solutions Map that is added to throughout the year. Students can use Google My Maps or a large, printed map to plot locations where climate solutions are being implemented, perhaps as you see them during a neighbourhood walk. Assign groups different categories of solutions and have them research, visit and verify locations before adding them to the map.


What to Track?


• Renewable energy installations – loca- tions of solar panels, wind turbines or geothermal projects


• Green infrastructure – green roofs, rain gardens, permeable pavement or urban tree-planting efforts


• Sustainable transportation – electric ve- hicle charging stations, bike lanes, public transit hubs


• Waste reduction initiatives – commu- nity composting sites, zero-waste stores, recycling drop-off locations


• Climate education & activism – schools with eco clubs, community-led sustain- ability projects, climate strikes


• Biodiversity & conservation – pollina- tor gardens, restored wetlands, protected natural areas


STRATEGY 2: ENCOURAGING ACCOUNTABLE TALK


Engage with questions about equity, access and responsibility. CIVIX is a Canadian non- profit that offers educational tools to foster civic engagement and critical thinking in students. Teir PoliTalks resource aims to help students develop the skills needed for constructive, respectful and critical dialogue, particularly around issues like politics, gov- ernance and social responsibility that can be practiced at all ages.


STRATEGY 3: LEARNING FROM YOUTH ACTIVISM


Explore inspiring examples of youth climate activism, such as Cecilia La Rose-Luciuk’s climate lawsuit (See page 8). Have students


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