Climate change and environmental conservation have become critical issues in today's world. We know that early childhood education plays a vital role in shaping a child's perception of the world and their place in it so by introducing children to concepts like climate change and...
Climate change is a huge issue for our planet and children will be the most affected. In addition to the physical threat, climate change is taking a massive mental health toll on children with eco-anxiety on the rise. Climate education has enormous potential to educate...
Climate change is not only posing a physical threat to children, but it is also taking an extreme mental health toll with eco-anxiety on the rise. Climate education is a proven but underutilized tool to help prepare children with the tools and knowledge they need...
This blog was written in collaboration with SubjectToClimate. “Recognising that emotions are often what leads people to act, it is possible that feelings of ecological anxiety and grief, although uncomfortable, are in fact the crucible through which humanity must pass to harness the energy and conviction...
About the author: Edson Dongo is a Teach for Zimbabwe alumni and primary school teacher who has started a club called Learners In Fight against climate change. [caption id="attachment_21350" align="aligncenter" width="529"] Above is a picture that was taken in 2019 during the cyclone Idai in Chimanimani...
We all know that children’s early years are a powerful time to build habits and values that can last a lifetime. The fact is 90% of brain development happens before the age of 5 (Harvard Center on the Developing Child) and research shows that learning...