Feelings, Family and Future: Schools supporting parents and children managing climate emotions
Description
Join us for a half-day workshop examining Australian and Scottish families’ climate emotions, along with school responses to these climate emotions. The workshop will feature talks from Australian and Scottish academics researching emotions related to climate change and an interactive session on what schools can do. We invite stakeholders – parents, educators and researchers – from relevant community organisations and academic backgrounds to attend and share in developing support strategies and initiatives for families and schools.
Agenda
- 9:00 am
Arrival & registration
- 9:15 am
Presentations & catalyst video screening
The first session features brief presentations from Australian researchers, as well as a short 15-minute catalyst film produced in collaboration with Heath Talk Australia, on Australians' experiences of climate emotions.
- 11:00 am
Morning tea & exhibition
Over morning tea, attendees are invited to view the 'Feelings, Family and Future' exhibition on Australian families' experiences of climate disasters and climate emotions
- 11:30 am
Presentations & interactive discussion
This session will begin with a presentation by Dr Ramsey Affifi, University of Edinburgh, on dark emotions and the ecological approach in education. It will be followed by a broader facilitated and interactive discussion on how school's can support parents and children as they manage climate emotions.
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