Tools for teachers

Find education resources designed for kids, teens, educators, and college students about both climate change and weather, and connect to resources from nearby and around the globe.

Resources

Provincial

DreamRider Theatre Productions

DreamRider Theatre, Metro Vancouver's environmental education theatre company, delivers interactive plays in a trademark zany and fun style. Their plays like "H2 Whoa!", "Keep Cool!", and "Clean Up Your Act", encourage kids to find their own solutions to minimize their carbon footprint, cut down their use of water and energy resources, and reduce their waste.

Learn more about DreamRider Theatre's programs

Cool IT! Climate Leadership Training

This BC Sustainable Energy Association makes resources available to support teachers and parents in educating kids about their carbon footprint. They have an interactive environmental workshop program for students in grades 4 to 7.

Access the BC Sustainable Energy Association Cool It! Program

Green Bricks Education Society

The free "Green Bricks" program engages secondary school students to understand the importance and benefits of sustainable building issues in their schools and communities and empower them to make change. Green Bricks supports the BC Ministry of Education's learning outcomes.

Learn more about the Green Bricks secondary programs

Power Smart

BC Hydro's Power Smart program provides curricula and activities tailored for all grades. Teachers can find information and links to engaging and fun, energy efficiency school curricula.

Visit BC Hydro's Youth and Education website
Vancouver

Footprints Conservation Society

Footprints Conservation Society offers educational programs for children to further the awareness of environmental issues. Their programs are designed as fun, interactive lessons that provide children with information and support to make educated choices about how they affect their environment and provide them with the tools to create a healthier lifestyle for themselves and future generations. The footprint workshop runs approximately 45 minutes.

Visit the Footprints Conservation Society website
Regional

Climate Change Education Resources

The Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network (CBEEN) maintains a directory of climate change lessons and programs for a range of ages to support educators in providing localized information about changing climate and climate change impacts.

Visit the Climate Change Education website
National

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