PROJECT: CLIMATE CLASS

Presenter Profile

"His credentials and skill set earned through the combination of education in science

education program as well as several years of research and professional experiences in

the educational area with excel exposures and training in the culturally relevant

pedagogy, curriculum, and teaching development, science learning progression areas,

the technology uses for the learning process, and locally relevant learning material

development. He graduated from Boston University with Ed.M. in Science Education.

He has been involved in climate change/environmental/sustainability education

activities in Indonesia's local areas since 2012, especially in facilitating local schools to

meet the criteria of Sekolah Adiwiyata (Green School Movement by Indonesia's Ministry

of Environment and Forestry). His realm is youth engagement in environmental

education as well. Currently, he is an independent education specialist based in

Indonesia and an initiator of the education podcast 'Papan Tulis.'"

Executive Summary

Education plays an essential role in the global response to climate change. It helps

young people understand and address the impact of global warming, encourages

changes in their attitudes and behavior, and helps them adapt to climate change-

related trends.

Climate Class aims to make climate change education a more central and visible part

of climate change response on a local scale by promoting collective climate change

education programs. The program seeks to collectively assist younger generations or

school students, in collaboration with the local schools in Indonesia, as future leaders

understand the impact of global warming today and increase “climate literacy” among

young people. It does this by providing a collaborative open-source platform;

strengthening the capacity of local schools in the region to provide quality climate

change education; encouraging innovative teaching approaches to integrate climate

change education in school based on local or regional issues on the effects of climate

change; and raising awareness about climate change as well as enhancing non-formal

education program through media, networking, and partnerships.

Climate Class responds to climate change through education within the framework of

climate change education activities in Indonesia, in partnership with local schools, local

governments, non-governmental organizations (NGO), local universities, and global

players of climate change education. Climate Class focuses on three Cs: Connect,

Collaborate, and Create, in building collective actions to promote a culturally-locally

responsive climate change education.

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