Collective Resilience is excited to be partnering with the StopWaste’s schools programs to explore climate resilient and regenerative schools in Alameda County.
READ OUR REPORT
We are writing a “Exploring Climate Resilient and Regenerative Schools in Alameda County” report, uplifting existing research and programs, and providing guidance for how both curriculum and infrastructure can be more climate resilient.
REPORTS: Learn more about Climate Resilient Schools
Our report highlights many reports about Climate Resilient Schools.
Climate Resilient California Schools: A Call to Action (2023)
This comprehensive report – put together by a statewide coalition of nearly 50 experts – including doctors, medical and environmental health researchers, educators, youth and community groups – explores the challenges of climate change from the perspective of children’s health and education.
Center for Green Schools: Preparing Schools for Climate Resilience
This executive brief illustrates how climate resiliency planning can be integrated into existing planning structures at school districts, including action strategies and school case studies across four major climate risks.
Climate Adaptation and Resilience at California’s K-12 Schools
This new brief, written by Ten Strands in partnership with the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence (CCEE) and UndauntedK12, which outlines the critical need for immediate action and provides recommendations for creating resilient schools that protect students and families from escalating climate impacts.
Resources for Getting Started
Community Visioning Session
This link provides an event outline, to gather your school community to share ideas about your climate resilient school.
Resilient Classroom Ideas
Elementary school classrooms can use this guide to explore ideas for making their classroom more resilient.
Site Assessment: School
Take a tour of your school to learn what your school does and doesn’t have.
PTA Meeting
Gather parents for a workshop to introduce community resilience and climate resilient schools.
Low-Cost and Community-Driven Projects
Mutual Aid
Join or a mutual aid project, to distribute food and other basic needs to vulnerable populations. Find resources here.
Plant Trees
Report about this downtown Oakland school’s efforts
Plant a Pollinator Garden
Take a tour of your school to learn what your school does and doesn’t have.
Resources for Teachers
Seeds to Solutions
Seeds to Solutions™ is a set of free, solutions-oriented instructional resources for grades K–12 on California environmental issues.
Youth Vs. Acapolypse: Climate Justice Toolkit
This is a comprehensive list of relevant lesson plans with climate justice themes.
EcoRise
EcoRise offers curriculum for all ages.
Local Organizations for Climate Resilient Schools
Mycelium Youth Network provides youth programming and teacher training resources.
Facilitating Power supports the Sprectrum of Engagement to Ownership work.
Community Resources for Science provides teacher training workshops.
Frontline Catalysts supports climate justice programming.
Common Vision works on school greening projects.
Statewide Organizations
Mycelium Youth Network provides youth programming and teacher training resources.
Facilitating Power supports the Sprectrum of Engagement to Ownership work.
Community Resources for Science provides teacher training workshops.
Frontline Catalysts supports climate justice programming.
Common Vision works on school greening projects.
General Info:
info@collectiveresiliencenow.org
Susan Silber:
susan@collectiveresiliencenow.org
Collective Resilience is a fiscally-sponsored project of Inquiring Systems, Inc. and is based in the Bay Area, CA.
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