Climate Education Reform BC has just launched our official Reform To Transform Campaign!! We are a student-led organization advocating for a justice-driven Climate Change Education in British Columbia’s K-12 system.
We are presenting the BC Ministry of Education 6 Needs. Here is the summary version:
- A public declaration of a Climate Emergency from the BC Ministry of Education, alongside a promise to act through a climate justice, decolonizing, and anti-oppressive lens.
- The creation of diverse committees at the Ministry and District levels to guide the education reform process.
- The creation of a youth advisory committee to work alongside the BC Ministry of Education as well as individual district-level committees to give feedback and to continually ensure that students are receiving proper climate education.
- A revision of the K-12 curriculum to implement education on a variety of topics, including climate justice.
- The assessment and provision of professional learning, resources, and support for school staff to enhance their knowledge, tools, and strategies in teaching the reformed curriculum and preparing students for the climate crisis.
- The implementation of equitable school infrastructure in alignment with transitioning towards a 95% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.
Our full asks are on this page so check them out!
https://www.climateeducationreformbc.ca/our-needs
To accompany these Needs, we have an open letter of support that we need you to sign onto! https://www.climateeducationreformbc.ca/sign-on1. Please share this with everyone you know, your networks, family, friends and coworkers!
To see the just and climate centred education system needed to prepare our youth and communities to mitigate the climate crisis, we need your help to amplify our voice!
Please promote us on your social media accounts, websites, newsletters and wherever else possible. We appreciate the support.
You can find us on many different social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram at @climateedureform. Our linktree is https://linktr.ee/CERBC. You can also access our linktree from our Instagram bio.