Curriculum & Lesson Plans
Our curriculum includes a college-level #ClimateMigrationSyllabus, a broad multi-unit Climate-Induced Migration: A High School Curriculum, and a range of K-12 curriculum units in a variety of disciplines developed and piloted by teachers in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, North Carolina.
Curriculum units and lesson plans are for educational purposes only and should be used with attribution to authors cited within. Curriculum developed with support from National Geographic Society and the Charlotte Teachers Institute.
K-12 Curriculum
Africana Futurist Narratives and Hope for a Brave New World Beyond Walls
by Angela Walker (12th Grade English and Language Arts/AP English)
Global Civil War: A Refugee’s Story
by Erika Williams (10th-12th Grade, Science, All Subject Areas)
Chew on This: Environmental Racism and Food Justice
by Jenny Myers (9th-12th Grade, World History)
Who are Climate Refugees? A Guide to a Digital Advocacy Toolkit
by Lindsay Adams (Civics and Economics, Social Studies, English)
Qui Sont Les Réfugiés Climatiques? (Who are the Climate Refugees?)
by Mawuena Dabla (French)
by Matt Kelly (Spanish)
Climate Change and Refugees: Not My Trash But My New Home (School)
by Mariella Fernandes (English as a Second Language, Social Studies, ELA)
Climate Refugee Stories: Rising Above Challenges
by Seon Sloley (3rd – 5th Grade, Reading, Research, Science)
From Rohingya to Bangladesh: Prisoners of Their Own Land
by Harlina Vargas (3rd Grade, Art)
Overcoming Challenges: A Collaborative Project Exploring Climate Migration
by Lynne Wiesecke (Grades 1-5, Reading, English as a Second Language, ELA)
“Bee” a Climate Conscious Citizen – Taking Care of our Climate, Classroom, and Community
by Amy Mateer (K-2)
The #ClimateMigrationSyllabus is a crowd-sourced, expanding set of resources for further reading, research, and action. This syllabus is designed to introduce critical climate refugee studies to scholarly and public discussions about climate migration. In other words, we aim to challenge prevailing narratives about climate and migration “crisis” that sow division and despair, and instead invite readers to define challenges and opportunities surrounding climate migration through critical thought and debate. Above all, we urge audiences to listen primarily to the voices and expertise of those who are most impacted. Cover artwork by Bo Thai.
Additional Lesson Plans
Climate-Induced Migration: A High School Curriculum
by Hania Mariën and Miriam Engeler
Climate Change in Popular Culture by Abby Williams