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The TDSB'S Youth Climate Action Guide was designed to support youth in mobilizing their communities toward climate action. The guide offers resources and strategies to help students implement climate action initiatives that are responsive and sensitive to the needs of their community. While it's Toronto focused, this resource has many ideas and suggestions that can be useful to educators in other cities across Canada.
This resource aims to provide support, advice and resources for youth who want to lead and be actively involved in actions in their community that will help slow down the effects of climate change. Although this guide is primarily for youth, it can also be used by educators as a resource to integrate climate learning and action into the curriculum. The Educator Resources included in this guide explain why and how climate action should be integrated into teaching and learning. The guide provides numerous resources available to help educators integrate climate learning and action into their curriculum and help students take climate action.
As part of the guide, students will find a variety of sections to read independently or in a group setting. These sections provide a wealth of information for teachers and students to take action against climate change to help reduce the human impact on the planet.
1. Climate Change Facts - This section provides videos, infographics and information about climate change. Students receive factual information about climate change science, its causes, the impacts and suggested solutions and approaches to climate change, such as mitigation and adaptation.
2. Climate Justice – students learn more about ways to advocate for climate action in their schools and communities. This section provides the pillars that can guide students with an intersectional approach to climate justice and action and help them recognize that key groups are affected differently by climate change.
3. Climate Anxiety & Grief – students receive suggestions and ways to deal with climate anxiety and grief. This section also includes a website link to some practical strategies to deal with climate anxiety
4. Climate Change in Toronto – this section provides information on the impacts of climate change in Toronto and some of the known impacts of climate change in Canada.
The Take Action section provides ideas for climate action grouped under five different but interconnected strategies. It provides students with the steps to develop a climate action project that will best serve the needs of their community. Students apply what they have learned from the resource tools and suggested strategies to create an action plan to raise awareness of climate change and promote climate solutions in their local area.
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The resources, websites, videos, climate change data and information provide the groundwork to engage in action and environmental stewardship opportunities. This resource can be used to connect discussion and climate action across different subject areas with students. The content can be adapted to fit the needs of students and the school community. Although the resource was created for Toronto students and educators, it can be easily adapted by teachers in other provinces.
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Themes Addressed
Air, Atmosphere & Climate (1)
- Climate Change
Citizenship (3)
- Community-Building and Participation
- Ecological Footprint
- General Guide to Taking Action
Human Rights (1)
- Social Justice
