Student Panel – Fostering A Care For The Environment In The Classroom
The decline of biodiversity driven by climate change poses a significant threat to natural habitats as we know them. In the current age, often referred to by scholars as the anthropocene, human activity has become a planetary force of change. For many, this implies a responsibility of care for the climate and biodiversity. However, as many of the processes that contribute to environmental degradation and loss of biodiversity are systemic, for the individual it is a daunting or even seemingly impossible task to bring about change. Students in particular may feel the pressure to effect change far beyond their reach. The goal of this panel is to think smaller and explore possibilities of change in the more immediate environment of the classroom. How can care for climate and ecology be incorporated in teaching and learning? Should curricula be adapted? Should we pay more attention to interdisciplinary approaches to mitigating climate change? How can the classroom inspire a sense of agency, both for individuals and collectives?
Participants:
Fleur Allan
Floortje Saab
Gioia Matthijsse
Raven Staal
Tobya Monté