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Apr 3, 2019

Annual "Love Your Wetlands Day" at Kendall-Frost Marsh Reserve Features Climate Kids Booth

Ambassadors at 2018 Love Your Wetlands Day This year's Love Your Wetlands Day with San Diego Audubon took place on February 10, 2019 at the Kendall-Frost Marsh Reserve. Love Your Wetlands Day is a celebration of local San Diego wetlands, why they matter, how they are threatened, and what local residents can do to help! Visitors were given the opportunity to experience the reserve by participating in marsh walks, live bird presentations, and wetlands-themed crafts and science

Mar 28, 2019

Climate Kids Program Integrates Tribal Perspectives

Climate change impacts Tribal communities in a variety of different ways — check out some of the new tools our Climate Kids program has created to ensure that Tribal perspectives are represented in our educational offerings. Climate change impacts Tribal communities in a variety of different ways including drought, water availability, and heat events which affect food security, public health, and natural resources with social, cultural, and biological significance. Tribal me

Mar 18, 2019

Climate Kids Head for College

The Climate Science Alliance is excited to announce that our Climate Kids Ambassadors are taking their skills to college, and taking all their climate lessons with them! Read the inspiring story of our Ambassador Maya Cota and the difference she continues to make as she starts a new adventure as a first year student at CSU Monterey Bay! "As a part of the younger generation I can vouch for the importance impressed upon us of time and the time we have to positively impact every

Mar 15, 2019

Climate Kids at Elementary Institute of Science Open House

The Climate Kids team joined the Elementary Institute of Science last month for their 2019 Open House. Students and their families were invited to visit the Institute, participate in science experiments, meet local scientists, and much more! The Climate Kids team joined the Elementary Institute of Science last month for 2019 Open House. Students and their families were invited to visit the Institute, participate in science experiments, meet local scientists, and much more! Al

Mar 6, 2019

Climate Kids Plant Trees with Solidarity Farms

In collaboration with Indian Health Council, Chia Cafe Collective, and Solidarity Farms - Climate Kids participated in a tree planting and educational event in Pauma Valley. See what these students accomplished! In collaboration with Indian Health Council, Chia Cafe Collective, and Solidarity Farms, Climate Kids participated in a tree planting and educational event in Pauma Valley. Climate Kids educators worked with Tribal youth to explore the impacts of climate change both g

Feb 11, 2019

Climate Science Alliance Program Broadcasted on TV in SDG&E Environmental Champions Commercials

In case you missed it — San Diego Gas & Electric featured the Climate Science Alliance and our Climate Kids program in a series of commercials highlighting their Environmental Champions! Watch the full video on the blog today. The Climate Science Alliance (Alliance) and our Climate Kids program were broadcasted on CBS Channel 8 in a special series of commercials highlighting San Diego Gas & Electric’s (SDG&E) Environmental Champions. The Alliance’s Climate Kids program provid

Feb 4, 2019

Student Teams Invited to Participate in Youth Climate Challenge

In association with the 2019 Southwestern Tribal Climate Change Summit the Climate Science Alliance and our Tribal partners will host thirty youth ambassadors and their mentors. Student teams from all different backgrounds are invited to participate in The Youth Climate Challenge August 13-16th, 2019. Apply today! In association with the 2019 Southwestern Tribal Climate Change Summit (August 13-16, 2019) the Climate Science Alliance and our Tribal partners will host thirty yo

Jan 16, 2019

Climate Kids Featured on KUSI at PB EcoDistrict Holiday Lane

Climate Kids student ambassadors were featured on KUSI news at the PB EcoDistrict Holiday Lane event, sharing the mission of the Alliance and engaging the community on climate change action. On December 14, 2019 the community of Pacific Beach gathered along Garnet Avenue in Pacific Beach for a PB EcoDistrict Holiday Lane event focused on preserving and protecting the coastal communities of San Diego. Local, eco-conscious exhibitors brought interactive activities to the educat

Jan 11, 2019

Living Coast Discovery Center Highlights Partnership with Alliance in 2018 Annual Report

The Climate Science Alliance partnered with the Living Coast Discovery Center (LCDC) to provide climate science training for educators, resulting in four new Climate Science Living Lab programs for K-12 grade students. Learn more about LCDC’s amazing year in their Annual Report! The Climate Science Alliance is proud to partner with the Living Coast Discovery Center’s Education Program, which reached 29,252 students through interactive field trips this year. With the support o

Jan 9, 2019

MBHS Climate Kids Ambassadors Trained for Community Events

Last month, students at Mission Bay High School participated in a Climate Science Alliance training to become Climate Kids Ambassadors. Student ambassadors join us at community events to educate the community about climate change. The Climate Science Alliance's Climate Kids Ambassadors program invites high school students to put their lab coats back on and join Alliance staff at community events and in elementary and middle school classrooms. On December 7th, Alliance staff t

Dec 21, 2018

Climate Kids Program Highlighted at 2018 California Science Education Conference

In collaboration with educators from Scripps Institute of Oceanography, the Alliance was invited to present our Climate Kids program at the Climate Summit portion of the 2018 California Science Education Conference. In collaboration with partners from Scripps Institute of Oceanography, the Alliance was invited to present our Climate Kids program at the Climate Summit portion of the 2018 California Science Education Conference. The California Science Education Conference is ho

Dec 17, 2018

Support "The Climate Challenge"

In the Fall of 2019 the Climate Science Alliance will host thirty high school ambassadors and their mentors at the Southwestern Tribal Climate Summit. Students from all different backgrounds will come together to participate in The Climate Challenge. This immersive experience will connect students with scientists, managers, and artists and also challenge them to reflect and analyze the climate impacts in their communities. Together they will investigate climate strategies and

Dec 14, 2018

Climate Kids from High Tech Middle-North County Hike 30 Miles on Coast to Crest Trail

Over the past 5 weeks, 8th grade students from High Tech Middle-North County hiked almost 30 miles along the San Dieguito River Watershed. Over the course of several hikes, students used field guides designed by the Climate Science Alliance Education Team to explore "Microclimates on a Macroscale" along the Coast to Crest trail which runs from Julian to the Del Mar beach. Students explored how San Diego wildlife, watersheds, and communities are impacted by climate change. Stu

Dec 10, 2018

Support Youth Climate Scholarships

Dec 3, 2018

Support Climate Education

Using the synergies of hands-on science, art, and storytelling our Climate Kids program has connected over 100,000 students to climate change messaging since 2014. Through partnerships with climate scientists and qualified educators, we encourage curiosity about the natural world while providing youth the tools necessary to make educated decisions about how to protect our planet now and in the future. With your help we can continue this important work connecting students to p

Nov 30, 2018

Alliance Staff Pilots New Module and Trains Ambassadors at Mission Bay High School

The Climate Science Alliance team successfully pilots new Regional Impacts module and trains future Climate Kids Ambassadors at Mission Bay High School. Climate Science Alliance staff had the opportunity to engage with students at Mission Bay High School (MBHS), piloting our newest Climate Kids module on regional climate change impacts as well as inviting students to join our team at events and in classrooms as Climate Kids Ambassadors. The training was held on October 29-30

Nov 16, 2018

Climate Kids - Mexico Ambassadors Lead Another Year of Successful Workshops at Expo Ambiente!

At this year’s Expo Ambiente, 56 Climate Kids-Mexico student ambassadors led two interactive workshops and a “Pasarela” fashion show, reaching over 2,000 students throughout the two-day event At this year’s Expo Ambiente, 56 Climate Kids-Mexico (CKM) student ambassadors led two interactive workshops and a “Pasarela” fashion show, reaching over 2,000 students throughout the two-day event. Our CKM program and its program manager Profesora Martha Aidé Escalante Garcia won third

Oct 29, 2018

Pocket Guides Now Available at Every San Diego Public Library!

Our "San Diego Wildlife, Climate Change, and You!" pocket guides are now available at every San Diego Public Library. Check them out on your next trip to your favorite local library! Thank you to our partners at the City of San Diego Public Library System for making this possible. Learn more about the pocket guides here. Find your nearest library here. #EcosystemResilience #BuildingCommunity

Sep 28, 2018

Climate Kids kick off the Global Climate Action Summit at the Cal Academy

Earlier this month our Climate Kids team traveled to the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, California to participate in the Global Climate Action Summit. Check out how they helped foster climate education for local students at this historic event. Earlier this month our Climate Kids team traveled to the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, California to participate in the Global Climate Action Summit. Hosted by California governor and climate action

Sep 21, 2018

Climate Kids Heads to the Arctic

Equipped with a climate change mad lib and storytelling finger puppets, Climate Science Alliance partner and Affiliated Artist Cynthia Matzke (Spiral Pacific) brought our Climate Kids activities to the Arctic for Inuit Tribal communities in Greenland and Canada. Climate Science Alliance staff helped tailor activities to the local Inuit stories of Sedna, or the Mother of the Sea. The kids learn about ocean ecosystems, climate science, and build underwater robots they test pilo

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