Overview - Summer Institute for Climate
Change Education
Summer Institute for Climate Change - 2009
The Will Steger Foundation is proud to announce the 4th annual Summer Institute for Climate Change Education on Wednesday August 19th, 8:30-4:30 pm at the University of Minnesota and as an online webinar. Applications available for downloaded here (PDF 1.8MB).
This year we will focus on the international climate negotiations in Copenhagen and unveil a brand new curriculum on international climate solutions for grades 9-12. Keynote speakers include renowned author and climate activist, Bill McKibben , along with our own Will Steger.
The institute will highlight the critical need for international cooperation on climate change solutions, and equip educators with the tools necessary to empower student learning and leadership on the topic. Educators will also learn about the Midwest youth delegation to Copenhagen, led by the Will Steger Foundation, and ways that they can follow the youth experience online through multi-media dispatches including text, images, and video. The Summer Institute will include break-out sessions on topics addressed in the curriculum, including cap and trade vs. carbon tax; equity in negotiation; climate technologies; carbon cycle and more. Visit www.globalwarming101.com for more details.
Expedition Copenhagen: You can make a difference in climate change solutions!
March 2009
This December U.S. climate leadership will face a critical test. In Copenhagen, Denmark, the international community will meet for the final time before the Kyoto Protocol expires. The goal of this conference is to produce a Copenhagen Protocol to prevent catastrophic climate change.
U.S. leadership in these negotiations is paramount. President Obama must hear the voice of America’s younger generation, critical to the success of his party in the latest elections, on the course his administration should take in these negotiations.
Expedition Copenhagen, December 7-18, 2009
The Will Steger Foundation is embarking on a new kind of expedition; one that brings youth voices to the global climate negotiations in Copenhagen. We will: lead a Midwest Youth delegation to Copenhagen; create an interdisciplinary standards-linked curriculum for grades 9 – 12 in partnership with the National Education Association; and provide multimedia blogs and real-time communications between youth delegates and classrooms in the U.S.
The Will Steger Foundation is accepting applications for Expedition Copenhagen, a Midwest youth
delegation to the international climate negotiations in Copenhagen, Denmark, December 5-19, 2009. The
expedition will be led in part by internationally renowned polar explorer Will Steger, and designed in
collaboration with youth climate partners across the region. Delegates will take a leadership role in a
regional climate campaign to pass strong climate legislation in the run up to the international negotiations,
and support the Will Steger Foundation Copenhagen curriculum in schools across the U.S.
Reaching over 20 million students worldwide through the National Education Association and other partners. We are supporting educators around the world with authentic, relevant climate change education resources and distance-learning programs at our annual Summer Institutes.
Engaging our next leaders in global warming solutions. By inspiring authentic leadership, we engage this audience in securing our future. We also leverage the excitement around exploration to inspire millions through our media coverage and by partnering with government, industry, and faith organizations to reach thousands more across the globe.
We work to change the actions of people, industry, and governments worldwide by directly engaging decision-makers. In 2007, The Will Steger Foundation worked with Governor Tim Pawlenty to place Minnesota as the national leader in state-wide climate change policy solutions.
Expedition Copenhagen, December 7-18, 2009
