A Student-led Carbon Audit to Quantify Sustainability and Measure Impact at SJII
Download MP3Guiding Question:
- How might we empower students to take the lead on sustainability initiatives within our school community?
Key Takeaways:
- Climate action in our own school communities starting with becoming more deeply aware by quantifying our carbon footprint
- Measuring impact: 6 important data points for schools to consider
- The importance of direct service opportunities for students
- Approaching challenges like the climate crisis with a growth mindset
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Episode Summary
On this episode, I meet Huy, Leia, & David, high school students at St. Joseph’s Institution International. These students are part of a CCA at their school called Sustainability Squad. Sustainability Squad is a well-established CCA that works to lead sustainability initiatives within their school community. In our conversation, learn how these students, and other members of their squad, have done something quick remarkable. They have quantified their carbon footprint by gathering data and worked with the WWF to build skills to effectively lead initiatives in an effort to achieve quantifiable, measurable impact on reducing their school community’s carbon footprint. How might this work be integrated into teaching and learning in our schools and how might your students become actively involved with this work in your school community? Listen to learn more.
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