Climate change is one of the defining challenges of our time, and every day matters. Yet thousands of school hours are often spent on substitute teacher lessons designed simply to fill time until the teacher returns. Learn how We All Need Food and Water’s Clean Economy Educators program is transforming substitute teacher days into engaging opportunities for students to explore climate solutions, discover clean economy careers, and become part of building a healthier, more sustainable future.
I work as a paraeducator at an elementary school and as a teaching artist with We All Need Food and Water. My job as a para is to help children feel safe enough to learn—to regulate, to focus, to trust the adults around them. Lately, that job has become much harder....
Ah, summer. That magical time when the days are long, the kids are home, and the family gets to… stay inside with the windows closed, the air purifier on full blast, and my son’s inhaler within arm’s reach. This is not what summer was supposed to look like. I’m a mom...
