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OY4CCURRICULUM
Introducing the first climate-focused curriculum built by and for young people. We are making foundational climate knowledge and often neglected social dimensions accessible to the next generation of leaders.
Join us in revolutionizing climate education and being the change for the future.
Bring the OY4CCurriculum to your school!
For Integrating Students - Demonstrate Interest Form for Integrating the OY4CCurriculum
For Schools Integrating OY4CCurriculum - Confirm Integration Commitment
ABOUT OY4C
Our Youth For The Climate (OY4C) began with the realization that the people who are going to be most impacted by climate change are the people who are the least aware of the ongoing crisis. Over the past two and a half years, we have established and developed an education-oriented community that pushes for awareness and advocacy for the climate.
It all started in 2021 with our founder, Ava Langridge. Through Zoom classes, social media, and outreach, she and others alike worked towards a better, more sustainable future, driven by youth voices. Today, we have a global team of 50+ youth leaders who are working relentlessly to actively make a difference. We believe that knowledge is power. By making climate education more accessible with the OY4CCurriculum, we strive to empower our youth to push for educational systemic change.
As Erin Gruwell said, “That’s the beauty of education, kids taking lessons out of the classroom and back into their own world where they can positively affect their family, their friends, and their greater community.” Do we not owe it to youth in classrooms to give them a chance to help save their future?
OY4CCurriculum Launch Brief
OY4C has created the first-ever climate-oriented curriculum built by young people for young people: The OY4CCurriculum. We are changing the system and revolutionizing climate education. This curriculum will provide students with foundational climate knowledge and its commonly neglected social dimensions, through a global and intersectional lens. The vision is to inspire the youngest generations to pursue environmental careers or at least bring environmentalism into their career field. We aim to change the system from within.
The climate crisis is not a future threat but a global actuality. Despite contributing the least harm to the current climate crisis, young people have inherited the problem and will be responsible for leading many of the solutions that are urgently needed in a changing world.
The first fundamental step is education. But according to UNESCO’s review, “only 53% of the world’s national education curricula make any reference to climate change(1).” The education system is slow to change, and with the proliferation of social media young people are often more informed than their teachers. Youth on the frontlines must be prepared with the information and tools to understand the crisis and feel empowered as agents of change.
The little climate education that is now offered only provides demotivating and overwhelming content. This results in students feeling too burdened to take beneficial action. Our team of 50, aged 14-24, has experienced this firsthand. To mitigate this, throughout the OY4CCurriculum we intertwine knowledge with actions to build the habit of turning information into action rather than eco-anxiety.
The OY4CCurriculum
As experts on what our youth needs, OY4C’s team and OY4CCurriculum’s reviewers (2) pieced together a well-rounded and interdisciplinary list of topics encompassing all crucial dimensions of the climate crisis:
1. Climate Education
2. Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change
3. Environmental Policy and Politics
4. Eco-anxiety
5. Climate Justice
6. Emissions
7. Pollution
8. Mitigation Strategies
9. Plastic Waste
10. Food Management
11. Fashion Industry
12. Nature Conservation
Our team has compiled university research and credible sources to write this content. It has since been trialed by 25+ global students, and reviewed by a variety of organizations, professors, and students to solidify its validity.
Featuring expertise from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), University College London, Stanford University, Stockholm Environment Institute, World Wildlife Fund, Yale University, University of California Press, Katherine D. McManus from Harvard Health, Steve Cohen from Columbia University, amongst many other institutions.
(2) OY4CCurriculum Reviewers - We selected 30 random reviewers, aged 12-20, from around the world. They
volunteered to help review topics, content and offer feedback on different aspects of the curriculum.
Our Methodology
We have spent 2.5 years planning and building this groundbreaking and systemic changing curriculum.
First, we broke up how we could turn information into habitual actions and decided on interdisciplinary topics (reviewed by OY4CCurriculum Reviewers).
Then, we established that the ideal approach to research is to focus on the university’s and organization’s resources. We then compiled the information into 12 topics, created all the support documents, and established our integration strategy. We finalized the OY4CCurriculum, began our outreach strategy, and developed partnerships to reinforce credibility.
Next, we are going to focus on integration partnerships, continuously applying feedback, and improving content, resources, and support.
150+ young people (3) have contributed to creating the OY4CCurriculum through researching, writing, and reviewing. OY4CCurriculum contributors, aged 12-24, are located in Costa Rica, Australia, Trinidad, South Africa, United Kingdom, Brazil, Uganda, United States…etc. Our community has also contributed, through polls and conversations, by reinforcing our understanding of what education is lacking.
(3) Includes OY4C’s Team (90+), OY4CCommunities (30+), OY4CCurriculum Reviewers (30)
Ana (OY4CCurriculum Student) - Peru
"I found the curriculum enlightening and inspiring. Recognizing my past mistakes, I'm committed to making positive changes."
Anouk (OY4CCurriculum Student) - Netherlands
"I really liked the curriculum; Ava and all the other teachers were amazing. I learned a lot and it really helped me find out what I want to study."
Isie (OY4CCurriculum Student) - England
"I feel like I've gained so much knowledge over the past 14 weeks and am looking forward to using this knowledge to take action."
Our Implementation Strategy
Our community is already built of young people, aged 14-24. We will introduce the curriculum directly to them. To reinforce the student-driven aspect, we will then support them in suggesting it to their schools and provide all the necessary resources.
Long Term
Starting with English-speaking schools around the world, we will eventually translate the curriculum to offer it to any school interested.
We are focused on reaching marginalized communities and those facing climate injustice.
We aim to have the OY4CCurriculum integrated into nationwide curricula.
The future of climate action has now been left to us.
“ We recognize the power, potential, and influence of an educational opportunity built by young people for young people will have.”
Next Steps
(for Students)
We have officially launched the OY4CCurriculum for public integration. Any global school can now teach it for free.
Officially Register your Integration Interest via Form #1: ‘Demonstrate Interest Form’
Contact your School
Organize Integration Strategy and Details
Confirm Integration via Form #2: ‘Confirmation Form for Integration’
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