Understand how climate obstruction narratives impact education policy in Canada through real examples from our speakers and members, and explore what can be done about it. This session will help school board trustees recognize common climate obstruction narratives, understand how they show up in education policy, and learn practical ways to respond in their local and provincial contexts.
Following the presentations, there will be time for Q&A and discussion among fellow trustees on practical approaches to strengthen climate learning in schools.
Speakers:
- Carrie Karsgaard, Assistant Professor, Cape Breton University – Principal Investigator of Learning Collective Worldmaking, exploring relational approaches to climate education and policy.
- Lynette Shultz, Professor, University of Alberta – Researcher on global citizenship, justice in education policy, and educational responses to climate justice.
Presented by: Centre for Civic Governance, Climate Caucus, and The Trustee Project
Centre for Civic Governance: The Centre for Civic Governance is an independent public policy think tank based in British Columbia. Our mission is to grow, foster, and support progressive leadership to advance equitable, inclusive, and resilient communities across Canada.
We believe that communities that value social justice, the environment, and strong local economies are healthier and happier places to live.
Climate Caucus: Climate Caucus is a non-partisan, national non-profit working at the intersection of two essential pillars of shared prosperity: local democracy and climate policy.
Across the country, we support mayors, chiefs, councillors, regional directors and other representatives to enact, and advocate for, climate initiatives that meet the urgency of our times.
The Trustee Project: Elected school board trustees play a key role a democratic, transparent, responsive and vibrant school system. The Trustee Project, a collaboration between the Centre for Civic Governance and the Institute for Public Education, provides an ongoing program of support, curricula, training, research, and network building that helps progressively minded school trustees in the implementation of agendas that support thriving public schools.
