The YRE programme has been selected to be featured on the website of HundrED.org - a not-for-profit organisation, which seeks and shares inspiring innovations in K12 education. YRE is also a candidate for the ‘Global Collection’ and ‘Spotlight on Creativity’

Climate Change and Southern Voices

Climate change, species extinction and global inequality - clarifying complex phenomena and their interconnections can be challenging. The Foundation for Environmental Education Finland (FEE Suomi) and the Siemenpuu Foundation offer a multidisciplinary learning module for holistic climate education. 

The learning module is targeted to upper comprehensive schools and upper secondary institutions. During the module, students get familiarised with the causes, effects and solutions of climate change. They are guided to reflect on climate justice and the interconnections of phenomena related to climate change and sustainable development. To bring the reflections into action, the students realize a YRE project. However, differing from the baseline YRE approach, the starting point for the project is a perspective of the Global South. 

Teachers and educators can adopt the module with the help of a lesson plan and a variety of teaching materials. Short exercises and background materials are also available on the Climate Change and Southern Voices web page. The project was funded through the Frame, Voice, Report! project of the European Union.

YRE International is organising a number of extra webinars that will be especially relevant for YRE students. One of our most popular webinars was about indoor photography and attracted over 170 participants! We hope you will join us for some of the upcoming webinars too!

In order to receive the link to join the webinar, please write to floriane@fee.global.

Click here for more detailed information about upcoming webinars.

NAAEE has once again opened the search for 30 game-changing leaders under 30 years old who are using environmental education to build a sustainable and equitable future. Nominations for EE 30 Under 30 are open until May 8 for leaders of all kinds, from any country, sector, or discipline. The Class of 2020 will join a growing community of passionate leaders with ongoing opportunities for professional learning and networking.

Visit naaee.org/ee30under30 to learn more and submit a nomination.

Although most students around the world have been in lock-down, many of them have managed to continue working as YREs from home! Below are just a few examples from the past month. Investigating and reporting on environmental issues and solutions is important now more than ever - there is a chance to help shape the mindset of people during this crisis.

You can participate in the #YREstayshome campaign by responding to one or more challenges shared on facebook. You can write and publish in English or in your national language, but don’t forget to make your posts public, using the hashtag #YREstayshome and tagging YRE International and your national YRE organisation, so we can share your stories! Longer articles, photo stories and videos in English, can be published globally on YRE Hub.