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In the final segment of my series on ‘Climate Change Education: A Parent’s Call to Action,‘ I have turned my previous blogs on the topic into a 19-minute podcast. In this podcast, I share my research on the topic through personal anecdotes and tales, plus you’ll hear from thought-leaders with interviews on the open web from scholars, teachers, parents and youth. Check out the previous blogs: part one and part two of the series.
Transcript of this podcast available here: Download Transcript PDF.
Take Action:
To learn more about quality Climate Change Education globally, check out the campaign #Teach4thePlanet.
Or sign the petition here with Education International.
Credits:
Hosted, written & researched by Emily Hunter
Recorded at The Workaround
Music and sound effects license by www.Art-list.io.
Theme song: A Place Beyond Belief by Art-list.io. (2018), License #443504.
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ACSHR. (2020). Why Sex-Ed Matters: what young people have to say (Video). Facebook: Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights. Retrieved from: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=171652700832373
Atter, H (2021). Climate change anxiety affecting children, but parents acknowledging it can help: social worker (Audio clip). CBC News. Retrieved from: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/ecoanxiety-children-youth-1.6146470
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Emily, this is so well done! All of the excerpts are woven in seamlessly and really add to the message. Great work.
Thanks Ali, the podcast is an entirely new format for me, so great to hear your encouragement in the use of this format.
Best, Emily