![]() ![]() We need to find ways to engage in relevant and authentic pedagogy for each individual child. “We can’t just talk about sustainability and expect everyone will buy into it. By providing the environment for educators to thrive and have the means and opportunity to have individualized relationships with their students, the students are then empowered themselves to be the change that’s needed. ![]() When talking about leadership, it was highlighted that this doesn’t solely refer to the folks at the top but leadership with a common vision on every level. Every child should attend a healthy, equitable and healthy school if we’re going to create a sustainable future.” ~ Jennifer Seydel “If we do not look at education environments and schools as a solution to climate change we are missing a critical factor. “When we look at the scale of the problem we are talking about the most significantly sized problem in the history of the species, so scaling up from small needs to happen quickly and often – Being a revolutionary school leader is doing what’s best for the children, despite inconvenience. ![]() But how to get there? Our guests are both leaders in their fields and are experiencing firsthand what it takes to create the systems change to revolutionize all schools: and it really comes down to people, their leadership and their commitment to the work. The importance of revolutionizing schools can’t be underestimated, with both Keith and Jennifer being very clear that schools are the window into tackling climate change and sustainable living. “When talking about Discovery Elementary as a revolutionary school – As we look at creating circumstances that are ideal for children we need to be able to challenge the status quo but to show that it can work within the existing structures.” ~ Keith Reeves This is what it means to be a Trailblazer. Discovery Elementary was created for $41.5 million showing it can be done when stakeholders are committed to it being so. The average public school system cost for a school of that size is $40 million. It is a revolutionary school because it became sustainable, both physically as well as through pedagogy, completely through the public system. “We listen, we spend a lot of time listening and exploring and learning with that partner to understand where their values are, where their interests are and where their passion is.” ~ Jennifer Seydelĭiscovery Elementary is a wonderful example of such a school, and as Keith Reeves explained they are a 100% public neighborhood school that didn’t become a Catalyst School through being a charter, private, or a lottery system benefactor. Jennifer continued sharing that the work GSNN does begins with where educators and administrators are at starting with small tangible initiatives that are clearly explained, which then can grow into bigger projects which lead to whole school sustainability and transformation. “We are educating for a sustainable revolution, not an industrial revolution, one that incorporates equity and justice as much as it does honoring and living in balance with the planet.” ~ Jennifer Seydel ![]()
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