Students are offered an extensive background on and the opportunity to discuss climate change: the consensus-based science of it, where it is happening, and the global impacts. Then they investigate actionable steps and solutions that reduce carbon emissions and restore climate health.

Students learn the history of climate inequity and climate racism locally and globally. They then learn about the climate justice movement and how both local and global communities are moving forwards towards a more equitable climate future.

Students participate in a real, global conservation project through the nonprofit, This is My Earth (TiME). By researching, presenting, fundraising, and voting on projects in biodiversity hotspots around the world, students help ensure ecosystems remain safe from threats, including climate change.

Students learn about fossil fuels, different renewable energy sources, and how adapting energy systems would help address climate change. Students learn how solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, biomass, and nuclear energy work and participate in a build-your-own-grid activity 

Students build an understanding of how current systems are designed to perpetuate consumption and waste. They learn about the science and solutions to reduce waste in their homes, communities, and regions then map out the materials of one product or design their own using cradle-to-cradle methods.

Students will gain an understanding of how choices in urban design, planning, development, and final structure impact climate change. It explores local and global solutions that create sustainable built environments, which are more energy efficient and beneficial to community and environmental health.