Climate Education Forum
Youth-run organization Peterborough Youth Empowerment (PYE) is hosting a climate forum to inform students, parents, and school board officials on the potential benefits of declaring a climate emergency in the Kawartha Pine Ridge District and Peterborough, Victoria, Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Boards.
The forum will take place on Monday, January 13 at St Alphonsus Church (Knights of Columbus Hall) 810 Frank St, Peterborough from 6:30-7:30 PM.
PYE high school students will present their case for strengthening climate education in their two boards. They want more climate education in the classroom, better climate crisis training for teachers, more strategic focus on the crisis at schools and Board levels, and the reduction of Board carbon emissions. Sudbury-based youth Climate activist Sophia Mathur will connect via video link along with a parent activist and the lead Superintendent of the Environment Committee from the Rainbow District School Board which declared a similar climate emergency this past September.
Following the forum, PYE will send delegations to present to trustees of both Boards on January 28th, 2020, to urge them to declare a climate emergency in their respective boards.
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