SCHOOL PROJECT

Since 2011, ICN has developed the School Project, which targets mainly secondary school students (ages 11 and 19). The project involves expert trainers speaking in schools offering educational activities on the causes, context, consequences and possible solutions to climate change. The contents of the proposals for schools are approved by the ICN Scientific Committee, composed of highly experienced scientists, including meteorologists and climatologists, to ensure the quality of the information conveyed to teachers and students in Italian schools. The aim is to spread a correct understanding of climate change and its context: in particular, ICN is keen to emphasize how closely climate, energy and sustainable development are linked to the economic sphere, international relations, human rights, health and welfare, and migration.

WE EXPLAIN CLIMATE CHANGE IN ITALIAN SCHOOLS

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ICN offers the possibility of organizing the meetings in-person and online. The schedule of meetings and the methodologies used will be adapted to the mode chosen by the classes and conditioned on the availability of speakers in the relevant territory.

ICN promotes the organization of composite courses, combining an initial meeting aimed at giving an overview of climate science with in-depth meetings on specific topics.

Specifically, schools are offered a choice of:
– a basic course;
– a basic course + one or more advanced courses.


BASIC COURSE

The one-hour basic online or in-person course will cover the following topics:

  • global warming, climate in history, the role of human activities, the current situation, future scenarios, aggravating factors, consensus of the scientific community; 
  • rising temperatures, melting ice, rising sea levels, increasing extreme weather events, desertification, health impacts, climate-driven migration, economic damages, loss of biodiversity;
  • responding to climate change at every level: background on international negotiations, regional and EU policies, national measures, city commitments, citizen responsibilities, role of the media.

ADVANCED COURSES

For schools (or classes) that would like to explore specific climate-related topics in more details, in addition to the basic course, there is a choice of one or more additional thematic addresses (of about 1 hour each online or in-person), for one lesson or a full course of instruction, respectively.

These addresses are currently available:

  • INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE NEGOTIATIONS
  • CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION
  • CLIMATE AND RESOURCE USE
  • CLIMATE AND HUMAN RIGHTS
  • CLIMATE CRISIS COMMUNICATION

CONTACTS

Do you want further information, or to request a lesson?
Please send an email to: scuole@italiaclima.org, we will be in touch soon!

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