Solving the Climate Change Puzzle
One of the biggest challenges facing humanity today is climate
change. In order to leave a better world for future generations,
will you take action to help mitigate the impacts
of the climate crisis? We believe that educating our youth in order
to empower and inspire them is a key component of this actionable mix
of solutions and you can help make that happen. We are
seeking $25,000 to create a new project based on our successful Water
Docs at School model for students 13 to 17 years old.
Water Docs has been running our
Water Docs at
School Action Projects for Students (WDaS) program
for 8 years now. An 8-month, hands-on learning program that has been
successfully engaging grade 7 & 8 students and has established it
as a benchmark model for effective environmental education. The WDaS
model delivers outstanding lesson plans to teachers throughout the
school year, taking students 12 to 14 years of age through a journey
of exploring their home watershed. Along the way, they create and
execute projects that address issues in their watershed, shoot and
edit short documentaries about their projects, and then submit their
projects and films for adjudication and prizes. To-date, 6500 students
have engaged in this program and the feedback from participating
students and teachers has been extraordinary.
“I just
watched the video created by your class and reviewed the
website.
I must say that I am extremely moved. That is
hands down the most
powerful thing I have seen created by
students and led by a teacher. I
can’t even fathom the
amount of learning that went on both measurable
and
unmeasurable. You are inspiring a generation in all the right
ways and we so desperately need that. Thank you.”
~ Teacher
Alison Ellwood’s VP from Durham District School Board’s Virtual
Class of 2021 ~
Below is feedback from two teachers who have participated in
the Water Docs at School program.
#LaterNoMore:
Activating Climate Solutions Now!
As you know, we are now asking for your help to raise $25,000 to create a new project based on the successful WDaS model for a series of six high-impact sets of lesson plans to address climate change for students in the crucial age range of 13 to 17. This project is called #LaterNoMore: Lesson Plans for Students and it will research the six major contributors to toxic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through hands-on projects and filming. They also encourage actions that students can take to mitigate these emissions in their own schools and neighbourhoods.
The titles of the six sets of lesson plans 
we are creating are:
- Green Transportation
- Clean Energy
- Regenerating Water & Ecosystems
(natural carbon sinks) - Decarbonizing Industry
- Green Buildings & Manufacturing
- Reimagining Food & Agriculture
The #LaterNoMore project will be promoted across Canada. It
will take outstanding curriculum and media developers to realize the
impact this project promises to attain. With your help now, the
#LaterNoMore Lesson Plans can be up and running for
the next school year (2022-2023).
Your gift is an investment in our collective future and the futures of the youth we will reach through this program. Remembering that all of our actions have consequence, you can become one of the many heroes of this story with a donation in any amount that is affordable to you.
“Blessed is he who plants trees under whose shade he will
never sit.”
~ Indian
proverb ~
