Climate Justice, Hope and Action (Friends of the Earth)

• About this resource

  The creators of this resource say the following:

  We’ve got everything you need to bring the climate conversation to your classroom.

  We’ve split up our KS3 climate resources into six handy topic areas and they cover a range of subjects: Art, Drama, English, Geography, History, PSHE, Religious studies, Science and Technology.  

  Topics include:

  • the current climate and biodiversity crisis 

  • climate injustice 

  • solutions to the climate crisis

  • eco-anxiety 

  Lessons are designed to be delivered as a one-off, as a series of cross-curricula learning, or as a full school Environment Week.

  Every section includes a detailed lesson plan, a downloadable PowerPoint to use in class and handouts/resources to print. Our 'Preparatory thinking and grounding activities' section details some wellbeing and support activities that we would strongly suggest all pupils do before embarking on the programme.

  Note: Although linked specifically to Key Stage 3 (age 11-14) subjects in the English and Northern Ireland curricula, activities in these resource packs can be adapted to work with other curricula.

• Testimonies from educators

  This resource was sourced by the research team, after an educator mentioned the work of Friends of the Earth in an interview. We do not have any direct testimonies of educators using this resource (please add your own in the box below!), but the testimony below shows the passion and potential with which educators are approaching the topic of climate justice at all educational stages. 

  
  “I think [climate justice education] could happen. I think it is this huge potential. We're at a real crossroads and if it's done in a way that is not tokenistic [...] I think it could be absolutely massive. I think it needs to be tied with the outdoor learning side of things, and linking that in with justice and just a joy and love of the world, like, I think we need to instill a love of play, of the outdoor world otherwise it is irrelevant and climate justice just isn't real. I think, if you're not even interested in protecting your own place, you're not too worried about children in [other countries]. It's just - maybe it's a bit far-fetched, or a bit of a kind of spurious link to have, but that's my take on it.” Dublin-based senior primary educator