Climate Courage Schools
Support teachers. Face what's coming. Act together.
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Extreme weather, rising costs, political failure, nature loss. It's no wonder that something's shifting in classrooms. Young people are anxious, angry, disengaged – or just quiet and hard to reach. Some name it directly: climate anxiety, eco-grief. Others just feel that something is wrong: a sense that the future isn't what it used to be. Worry they can't quite place.
It's not always obvious.
But it's there – and most schools aren't equipped to respond.
We're building something to change that
Team and advisory board:
We're calling for:
A National Training Programme: comprehensive and mandatory climate, nature and emotional resilience training for all teaching staff, whatever their subject
Leadership & Action: Allocated paid time for Sustainability Leads and formal guidance on how to link learning with real-world local climate adaptation projects
We need £30,000 to keep this campaign running. Help us raise it.
Some schools already do things differently. We asked:
What does Climate Courage look like in the classroom?
For more inspiration ...
Check out our case studies:
These are just two of the teachers we've spoken to. Explore all nine.
Looking for a confidential space to process the climate crisis with other educators? Come along to Climate Staffroom for support and reflection.
Climate Courage needs four things to grow:
Leadership that centres wellbeing, nature connection and readiness for the future.
Culture that makes space for climate distress and emotional honesty
Action that empowers students and staff to turn schools into climate adaptation hubs
Curriculum that equips every student to adapt and thrive in a climate-destabilised world
