Protecting the unique Wadden Sea
Educator and tour guide by the Wadden Sea, Robert de Haan, reflects on how they protect the UNESCO site through education
Teacher Reflection: The Power of Storytelling via Role-Play, Decision-Making and Gamification in the Classroom
Geography teacher Jason Dunn uses role-play and decision-making to get his students to feel agency when learning about the climate crisis
Oil Exploration, Biodiversity, and Environmental Education in the DRC
David’s organisation, UCCND ASBL, works actively in partnership with Virunga National Park to contribute to the sustainable conservation of its biodiversity and to improving the living conditions of local communities.
Teacher Reflection: Learning in the Garden
Educator and coach, Ben Detalle, has a fundamental pedagogical approach: trust that, when sparked, a child’s curiosity will fuel their desire to learn.
Teacher Reflection: The Little Thing I Do to Spread Environmental Knowledge
Educator, Beryl Makaya, reflects on the hummingbird story, explaining that climate change education is a small but vital piece of the larger puzzle.
An EYES Student Reflects: How to Empower Students to Make Change
Student Hannah Choo reflects on how students perceive climate change in class, and how educators can best empower and prepare them.
An EYES Student Reflects: The Historic, Cultural, and Natural Value of Kenya’s Karura Forest
Armed with a new way of diving into the complex topics of tipping points, climate inequality, and planetary boundaries, EYES students learn to see everything around them through curious, questioning eyes.
Introducing the EYES on Climate Podcast!
Introducing the Eyes on Climate Podcast: a podcast on how educators can and should teach climate change hosted by Amina McCauley.
Tying Climate Change Science to Storytelling in Classrooms
UNESCO has identified “an urgent need to transform the way climate change and sustainability are taught in classrooms and at schools”. In response, the EYES project is developing lesson plans that combine climate change research with storytelling skills.