Amy has gained so much experience and insight into inspiring young people to take action for the planet, and last week she shared her knowledge in a keynote speech at Manchester Metropolitan University. The speech was given to a room full of educators, organisations and civil servants – here were her top recommendations to bridge the gap between concern and action.
🌿 Create cultures of care- celebrating and supporting students through successes and failures alike.
🌿 Embed holistic climate education across subjects.
🌿 Focus on the high impact actions that young people have agency over.
🌿 Have authentic, human conversations with your students about your climate feelings.
🌿 Nurture empathy, critical thinking and imagination over knowledge.
🌿 Lead the change WITH young people- invite them to co-design Climate Action Plans, but lead by example.
We believe that young people have innate empathy for the planet, nature and fellow human beings – if we can harness this through education, we can create a culture which prioritises looking after our world.
