Teaching Young Children About Caring for the Earth
Anti-Bias Early Childhood Educator Working Group
4/27/24
Land Acknowledgement
“We gratefully acknowledge the Native Peoples on whose ancestral homelands we gather, as well as the diverse and vibrant Native communities who make their home here today.”
—NMAI Land Acknowledgement
Agenda
-Welcome
-Land Acknowledgement
-Icebreaker
-Rukia Rogers, the Highlander School and Protecting the Weelaunee Forest
-Ashley Chu: Environmental Justice in the Early Childhood Classroom
-Ideas, Resources and Action Plans
-Closing
Icebreaker
-How have you cultivated a sense of respect for and responsibility to the earth in your classroom?
-In what ways does your school support or undermine environmental justice?
Environmental Activism in Early Childhood
Video Reflection
-What are your thoughts on how the Highlander School approached Stop Cop City?
-Would you be able to do something similar at your school related to environmental justice in your community?
Ashley Chu: Environmental Justice in the Early Childhood Classroom
Resource and Idea Share
THANK YOU!
-Please complete evaluation: