Teach for Climate Justice: A Vision for Transforming Education
This timely and uplifting book lays out a compelling vision for preK-12 teaching, learning, and curriculum development to nurture a generation of courageous, informed, nonviolent leaders for climate justice.
Welcome! I’m so glad you’re here!
I’m Tom Roderick, educator, activist, and author of Teach for Climate Justice: A Vision for Transforming Education. At the heart of this book is a powerful truth: educators can make a pivotal contribution to the success of the global movement for a just and sustainable future.
I have created the Teach for Climate Justice Project (T4CJ) to bring the vision of the book to life in classrooms, schools, homes and communities throughout the country. T4CJ aims to support educators who are teaching for climate justice, to inspire and equip many more to join them, and to build a grassroots movement that reimagines education as a force for climate justice. As this initiative develops, check out the featured events and opportunities below or contact us to get involved.
Together, we can seize our power as educators by teaching and organizing for climate justice!
Warmly,
Tom Roderick
Featured Events
Summer Study Group
July 9 - August 13, 2025: Weekly on Wednesdays
The T4CJ Project is launching a campaign to support the development of study groups centered on Teach for Climate Justice.
Co-directors Tom Roderick and Elissa Teles Munoz will facilitate a series of six virtual study group meetings every Wednesday from 5:00 - 6:30 PM ET from July 9th - August 13th, 2025. Participants will receive a free copy of the book, personalized support from the T4CJ team, and practical tools to start your own local study group.
To sign up, scan the QR code on the flyer or click the button below:
To learn more about the initiative and our ambitions for more study groups, click here to read the June edition of the T4CJ Project’s Newsletter.
Teach for Climate Justice Costa Rica Retreat
July 27th - August 2nd, 2025
Join with other educators to travel to Indigenous territory in the heart of Costa Rica’s rainforest to explore how to bring climate justice education into the classroom and your institution. This 7-Day retreat will run during various dates in 2025, with the next retreat running from July 27-Aug 2, 2025. Retreat facilitators, Matthew Cook and Bernarda Morales, will provide you with the tools you need to bring climate justice education home to your students.
Highlights include:
Connecting with the beauty and exuberant biological diversity of the Central American rainforest.
Immersion in the Bribri community of Yorkín to experience an Indigenous perspective on our relationship with the natural world and how to resist the forces that are harming it.
Rediscovering the joy of working in community to confront the greatest challenge of our time
Learning real strategies you can use in your school that are designed by and for educators, based on Teach for Climate Justice: A Vision for Transforming Education and on the Teach for Climate Justice international movement.
For more information visit the Latin American Service Expedition website, or contact Matthew Cook directly at: matt@serviceexpeditions.net
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