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Lisa Julian Keniry: LinkedIn | X

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Teach Your Kids Podcasts

• Climate Education and Hope is a Verb with Elizabeth Bagley

Books, Articles, and Publications

• Ecodemia: Campus Environmental Stewardship at the Turn of the 21st Century : Lessons in Smart Management from Administrators, Staff, and Students - Julian Keniry 
• The Different Drum: Community Making and Peace - M. Scott Peck

Organizations

• Green Teach for Opportunity
  • Green UpSkill Challenge
• Project Drawdown
• Global Council for Science and the Environment
• Brandeis University

Time Codes

00:00:00 — Introduction of the episode and its focus on sustainability education 

00:02:00 — Discussion on the importance of student-led campus sustainability projects 

00:05:10 — The role of communities in fostering sustainable practices 

00:06:00 — Exploring sustainability on different scales

00:10:00 — Examining exemplary sustainability work in Washington, D.C.

00:13:00 — Creating templates for sustainable communities

00:16:13 — Promoting equal participation in sustainability discussions

00:22:20 — Highlighting the need for greater teacher engagement in sustainability and the role of parents and community organizers in sustainability education

00:24:20 — Addressing job demand and sustainability career opportunities

00:25:00 — Connecting passion with sustainability career paths

00:32:56 — Assessing waste and sustainability metrics and options for waste reduction and management

00:34:40 — Exploring materials flow and sustainable practices

00:37:02 — The process of baseline assessment, critical thinking, and problem-solving in sustainability projects

00:38:52 — Introducing the Green Up Skill Challenge

00:42:20 — The impact of simple actions on sustainability education

This podcast was recorded on Riverside and is made possible through a generous grant from the Vela Education Fund

VELA Education Fund is catalyzing a vibrant alternative education ecosystem. VELA provides trust-based funding to entrepreneurs, fosters community-building and knowledge-sharing, and increases visibility through storytelling that promotes cultural awareness and acceptance of the out-of-system space. Today, VELA serves the largest community of out-of-system education entrepreneurs in the country, with over 2,000 community members. About half of VELA’s community members operate small learning environments, and the other half are ecosystem and community builders offering direct services and support across the out-of-system space. Learn more at velaedfund.org.

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