Veronica Pacini-Ketchabaw, Western University To the untrained eye, the small community garden on Coast and Straits Salish territory — on what passersby commonly know as the University of Victoria campus — might look unruly. Bursting with dandelions, lamb’s ear and grasses, it’s difficult to tell where the garden starts and where it ends. Wondering where those boundaries begin and end has been a fruitful challenge … Continue reading How early childhood education is responding to climate change

Children need information that both acknowledges the troubling realities we’re facing and that also equips them to take action. (Roy/Flickr), CC BY-NC Maya K. Gislason, Simon Fraser University and Angel M. Kennedy, Simon Fraser University https://narrations.ad-auris.com/widget/the-conversation-canada/how-to-teach-children-about-climate-change–inspire-hope-and-take-action-to-change-the-future Children and youth know that climate change is altering lives, environmental patterns and futures. Human-caused climate change is altering the intensity of the likelihood of extreme weather, and has contributed to … Continue reading How to teach children about climate change, inspire hope and take action to change the future