Sustainability

Sustainability is not just about the environment. It's also about fair economies and social justice.

Teaching Climate: Scientists and Kids Explore Global Warming

by Gary Braasch, Lynne Cherry

posted Apr 04, 2008

Award-winning photo-journalist Gary Braasch has joined forced with kids author Lyne Cherry to tell the story behind the big climate change headlines and introduce 5-8 graders to the science of global warming.

Teaching Global Warming in Tumwater

by Jana Dean

posted Apr 04, 2008

Jana Dean tells her inspiring story of what happened when she took teaching about climate change beyond the text books. What happens when you pause and listen to your student's fears and allow space for them to work through their feelings of powerlessness? In Tumwater they created a new recycling system for the entire school.

Teaching Climate: Digital Story Telling

posted Apr 04, 2008

BRIDGES to Understanding has developed teaching tools around the issue of Climate Change that focus on journaling and digital story telling for your students. As your students develop their stories you can follow the work of other schools on-line.

Brower Youth Awards

posted Mar 18, 2008

Earth Island Institute established the Brower Youth Awards to honor founder and legendary activist David R. Brower. The Brower Youth Awards recognize six young people in North America annually for their outstanding activism and achievements in the fields of environmental and environmental justice advocacy.

Xavier Cortada: Artist’s Statement

by Xavier Cortada

posted Mar 12, 2008

To address global climate change, Cortada has created two related works. One focuses on global awareness, the other on local action. The artist says: "My work aims to challenge us to find deeper meaning in our present lives by exploring the paths of those who came before us and our relationship to the natural world."

Climate Art: The Longitudinal Installation

by Xavier Cortada

posted Mar 10, 2008

Artist Xavier Cortada created an installation in Antarctica featuring quotes of people affected by climate change around the world. Creating this installation in a continent with no borders, the artist aims to diminish the man-made barriers in the world above it.

The Green-Collar Jobs Campaign Teaching Toolbox

posted Mar 10, 2008

The Green-Collar Jobs Campaign Teaching Toolbox offers a five-part series of lesson plans designed for use in high school classrooms. These interactive activities explore key themes surrounding Green-Collar Jobs Campaign's work, including: the green economy, eco-equity and eco-privilege, model cities, and restorative justice. We've identified compelling YES! articles to support teaching with these activities.

Focus the Nation

by Sarah Kuck

posted Feb 15, 2008

Sarah Kuck reports from the Focus the Nation at the University of Washington in Seattle.

Connect and Engage :: Consumption

posted Jan 30, 2008

Resources to accompany the January/February 2008 Education Connection newsletter on The Story of Stuff and Consumption: Facing the Future, The Center for Ecoliteracy, UNESCO, and Redefining Progress.

Redmond Students Cool Down Their School

by Justine Simon

posted Oct 05, 2007

Redmond High School students shares why their experience with the Cool School Campaign has given them hope for the future.

Resources for a Sustainable Future

by Katie Billings

posted May 19, 2005

Want to take action, but don't know where to start? Start here! The following is a list of organizations that support both teachers and students in their efforts to create positive environmental change.

Questions for Students: Bringing Biodiesel from Colorado to Colombia

by YES! for Youth Education Program

posted Mar 10, 2005

Questions for reflection and discussion from the article "Bringing Biodiesel from Colorado to Colombia"

Questions for Reflection: The Lake and the 'Hood

by YES! for Youth Education Program

posted Aug 23, 2004

Questions for Students: When Youth Lead

by YES! for Youth Education Program

posted Aug 23, 2004

Questions for students: Seeds of Justice, Seeds of Hope

by YES! for Youth Education Program

posted Aug 23, 2004