What is the event?

Climate education, mental health and wellbeing: exploring evidence and practical tools to help you support your learners in the classroom.

Who is leading the event?

Georgia Prasad is a Senior Learning Producer at the Natural History Museum. She leads curriculum development for the National Education Nature Park; commissioned by the Department for Education, this free programme for all schools, nurseries and colleges in England empowers children and young people to make a positive difference to both their own and nature's future. Georgia is a skilled curriculum developer, facilitator and teacher. Previously, she has worked as an Education Advisor and Environmental Education Officer for Greenpeace UK and Education Manager for the award-winning social enterprise Green Schools Project. Georgia is a trained forest school leader and has developed and delivered outdoor learning programmes with various organisations, including The Royal Parks and London Wildlife Trust. She started her education career as a primary and special educational needs teacher, working in a range of inner-city London schools.  

What will be covered in the event?

• Explore key evidence for how children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing can be affected when engaging with climate-related content  
• Introduce some practical ways you can support learners to engage with constructive narratives, learn coping strategies, and develop agency to protect their mental health and wellbeing through the National Education Nature Park 
• Consider your own teaching practice and the small adaptations you could make to supporter learners in your classroom  

The event may involve discussion (so headphones useful) and or/reflective online tools (like Menti) so access to a computer is advisable.

Who is the event for?

Class teachers, from KS1 – KS4, interested in the emotional impact of climate change and how they bring strategies into their practice to support their learners  

Follow on resources

Curated guidance from the National Education Nature Park wil be shared to help you implement your learning from this webinar.