More than 1,200 Colorado students have earned a climate ‘seal’: ‘We’re the ones growing up in this world’
Colorado has implemented a 'seal of climate literacy' for high school students, requiring climate-focused coursework and community service projects. Over 1,200 students have earned the seal, with the initiative now expanding to other states.
Why it matters
Demonstrates a growing trend in educational policy to integrate climate science and civic engagement into high school curricula.
High school students in Boulder, Colorado, before a global climate strike rally on 20 September 2019. Photograph: Hyoung Chang/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post/Getty Images High school students in Boulder, Colorado, before a global climate strike rally on 20 September 2019. Photograph: Hyoung Chang/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post/Getty Images Colorado More than 1,200 Colorado students have earned a climate ‘seal’: ‘We’re the ones growing up in this world’ A statewide initiative pairs climate-focused coursework with community service – and is spreading to other states
Prefer the Guardian on Google As a student at a high school not far from Denver’s main airport, Anthony Muñoz wondered whether the jet fuel from airplanes flying above his campus was harming living things.
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