The Climate School 180 project challenges schools to embed climate change education across the curriculum and use the school grounds as a learning environment to support all pupils’ understanding of climate change. Supporting a collaborative approach between experts, educators, and pupils, the process creates opportunities to assess and adapt school grounds to mitigate the impacts of climate change, using nature based solutions to improve climate resilience and wellbeing across the school community.

For schools, engagement with the CS180 project involves a comprehensive four-stage process. Initially, staff members complete learning modules through online training to build on their foundational knowledge. This is followed by a school grounds climate audit to assess current policy and practice, as well as climate impacts affecting the school campus. Staff then participate in a half-day workshop focused on discussing strategies for prioritising climate change curriculum and exploring pupil-led practical implementation approaches tailored to their specific school contexts.

The process concludes with a 4-month review to discuss progress and acquire feedback to support the project evaluation and LtL’s continuing journey to support schools with climate change education.