RESILIENT
EDUCATION
Increases awareness & understanding of impacts in frontline communities, particularly among youth.
RESILIENT EDUCATION
OVERVIEW.
The Resilient Education Program is a pivotal initiative in Climate Resilient Communities overarching effort to cultivate climate-resilient communities, especially within frontline communities that have long faced disproportionate impacts from climate change, particularly among youth. By developing a portfolio of work specific to education, the program seeks to bridge the knowledge gap and empower residents with the critical information and skills needed to navigate and mitigate the effects of a changing climate.
Our educational initiatives go beyond traditional learning by fostering a deep understanding of climate issues while promoting active engagement and participation in developing solutions.
We believe in empowerment through increasing awareness and tailored educational resources, to which Resilient Education ensures our communities are not only informed, but also equipped to advocate for their needs, make informed decisions, and take collective action to build resilience.
Our Impact
$32.2k
200+
Total Participation Stipends Provided
for ‘23-’24 Youth Cohorts
Student Learners
Provided
Education Curriculum
15+
Partner Organizations
Cultivated for Programming
HOW WE WORK:
RESILIENT EDUCATION
PORTFOLIO.
YOUTH CLIMATE COLLECTIVE
Operated through CRC’s Resilient Education programming, the Youth Climate Collective (YCC) is an educational initiative that promotes youth engagement (teenagers to young adults) and leadership in climate justice and environmental topics.
At its core, the YCC training program is a career-exploration opportunity rooted in establishing a strong sense of connection to the regional environmental stewardship, as well as its connection to the surrounding communities. While most learning will take place in the sense of young adult self-discovery, the program integrates its learning to skills in environmental and social justice, environmental science, and leadership.
55+
Students Provided Fellowship Through
Youth Climate Collective
24+
Field Trips Offered Across Southern Peninsula Bay
Region in 2023 & 2024
25+
Graduates with
CRC & Stanford
Certificates
78%
Fellows in Cohorts From
Underserved
Communities
Piloted in April of 2023, CRC was able to provide 33 youth with a bi-monthly gathering of workshops at a plethora of environmentally conscientious organizational field trips. These field trips provided hands-on experiences and skill development opportunities for students to learn about climate action techniques and to connect with other BIPOC leaders & representatives in the field of environmental science and social justice.
Now in 2024-2025, CRC is able to increase the total number hours of environmental justice-focused curriculum from 70 to 150 hours of total learning hours provide through a total of 15 field trips across the Southern Peninsula Bay Region providing experiential lessons plans around:
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Environmental stewardship;
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Waste/pollution pipeline;
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Nature-based water conservation solutions;
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Coastal ecosystems & flood risks;
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And many other first-hand learnings coordinating for self-discovery.
Resilient Education & Youth Fellowships Through Partnerships:
Climate Resilient Communities is grateful to its institutional and community partners for making our education programs possible, including youth S.T.E.A.M. engagement, environmental stewardship, and professional development opportunities, many of which are first-time experiences for participants:
Explore More of Our
Youth Climate Collective Curriculum:
Monterey
Bay Aquarium
Coastal Flood Risk & Ecosystems of Marine Wildlife
Activities Include: Guided Tour of Monterey Bay Aquarium; Marine biology experiments
Learning Outcomes:
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Diagram marine ecological food webs and propagation of energy
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Formulate smaller-scale strategies for ocean conservation
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Articulate importance of wildlife preservation
TESTIMONIALS
Learn more about our Resilient Education cirriculum & Youth Climate Collective Fellowship directly from our student cohort members who we have been grateful to participate in our curriculum themes centered on environmental justice, public health, environmental sciences career development, alongside effective community advocacy, including career exploration with our committed partners to make this unique experiences possible.
2023 Youth Climate Collective Fellow
"The program allowed us all to learn about our community, nature, and ways that we can help benefit our community. I also liked that the program combined education and fun to allow us to have a good time while still learning about ways that we can help."
Additional Resilient Education Programming
Mai Le Moana Curriculum
Pacific Islander (PI) youth education cirriculum in the Bay Area with climate change science, its cultural impacts, and environmental stewardship.
EarthWise Kids
Educate youth about the local impacts of climate change and provide them with the knowledge, tools, and opportunities to connect with their local environment & community.
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