Addressing Climate Anxiety in Schools

Julie K. Corkett is Full Professor at the Schulich School of Education, Nipissing University, Canada.Wafaa Mohammed Moawad Abd-El-Aal is Assistant Professor in the College of Education at Sultan Quaboos University, Sultanate of Oman, and Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at Beni-Suef University, Egypt.Astrid Steele is retired Associate Professor of Science and Environmental Education from the Schulich School of Education, Nipissing University, Canada.

• 1. Setting the Stage: Climate Change and Its Effect on Student Well-being Part 1: Climate Anxiety within Schools 2. Experiences in Environmental Education with Young People: An Overview 3. Climate Worry and Mental Health in Young People: Approaches to Facilitating Constructive Engagement 4. How Dare You? How Dare I? The Moral Dimension of Climate Change 5. Solutions for Climate-Conflicted Children of the Global North 6. Climate Change Challenges in Australian Classrooms 7. Caring for Each Other in Uncertain Times: Teaching and Learning at the End of A World Part 2: Addressing Climate Anxiety in the Classroom 8. Solarpunk Pedagogy in a Warming World: Cultivating Radical Hope for an Uncertain Future 9. Feeling Climate Change – Supporting Students Mental Wellbeing Through Theatre of the Oppressed 10. Literature and Reading as Ways to Engage With Climate Anxiety in Classrooms 11. Moving Forward: Fostering the Growth of Climate Resilient Students 12. Nature Tales & Tails: Navigating Climate Anxiety In and Out of the Classroom 13. Final Thoughts for a Path Forward