An in-person panel at the Educating for Climate Action Summit

Time: 4:45pm - 5:45pm EST

Location: National Museum of the American Indian, 1 Bowling Green, New York, NY 10004

Registration: https://www.climateweeknyc.org/events/educating-climate-action-summit (choose workshop upon registration)

What if students could go to school every day to learn real-world skills needed to solve the climate crisis and feel a sense of hope for a brighter future? What if teachers were engaging their students in using a variety of innovative tools to: design, build and test wind turbines, address food insecurity in a warming world, plant wildlife gardens to restore and protect local biodiversity, learn about the benefits of green roofs, envision real-world climate resilience projects in their communities, and explore career pathways needed to decarbonize our world? During this one-hour panel you’ll meet extraordinary New York City teachers who are doing just that: modeling exceptional climate education leadership in their public school classrooms. Presentations will be followed by a Q & A.

Featured Speakers:

Vicki Sando – K-5, Green STEM Teacher/Green Roof Manager, PS41, The Greenwich Village School, Manhattan 

Lynn Shon – 6-8, STEAM teacher/Science Instructional Coach/Curriculum Designer, Environmental Justice activist, Harbor Middle School, Brooklyn

Andrew Zimmermann – 6-8, STEAM teacher/Curriculum designer, Harbor Middle School, Brooklyn

Robert Markuske, 9-12, Marine Policy and Affairs teacher, New York Harbor School, Governor’s Island