Friday’s For Future took form out of the actions of our young people, the very ones whose future and existence is at risk. Now, our young people, are thinking about their young people, and what it will take to create a sustainable future from the ground-up.
The winds of change have blown a number of times, but what does it take to make that change sustainable? Education! That’s why, the International Team on Climate Education and Teach The Future UK activists are organising an online action to take place this week. It is expect that activists will speak out about the need for climate education in schools, the group has also promised to give a heads up to its April action targeting the European Heads of states.
The group demands that climate education be available for everyone, regardless of ethnicity, age, sex and social status and must be provided at every level of education. Equally, they expect climate education to be integrated into the core values of every curriculum and thus be taught in every subject and discipline. They insist students must learn about the scientific, social and ethical aspects of the climate crisis. They demand that educational institutions provide the tools and support to help students and teachers cope with climate anxiety and mental health issues. Education and understanding starts at the top, and therefore, according to the activists, all teachers must be trained in climate education and be provided with lesson schemes and teaching materials. Educational institutions should be far more engaged in developing responsibility for nature and society as well as engage students to practice active citizenship and they set all this against a target of all educational institutions being NET 0 by 2030, plus all newly built schools must be emissions-free.
Educate for the Future
The Climate Education Project, is a group of 80 activists from 35 countries and a part of a worldwide movement Fridays for Future. Through cooperating with climate specialists and advisors they are working on achieving one specific goal: to implement general climate education in schools. Without education there will no change and the public will be no wiser about issues the modern world faces. They demand that the climate crisis be taken seriously.