Young children need to be taught about climate change, but approaching this topic in the wrong way can lead to ‘climate anxiety’. Rose Hardy, Headmistress at Haberdashers’ Girls’ School, Hertfordshire, explains how to approach this topic without instilling fear.
Even though younger children are less likely to read or watch the news, many will be aware of climate change and how it is impacting our planet.
Our children are future global citizens and observers of the modern world. From the earliest days, Haberdashers’ Girls’ School have taught even the youngest children about the weather, about the impact of the natural world with storms, fire and floods.

Haberdasher’s Girls’ School students have learned about the extinction of species, about recycling campaigns, sustainability and even the impact of what we eat. Climate change is all around, and whether we realise it or not, even our younger children are affected by it.  Climate change is very accessible to children today.
Over the last decade or so, the environmental agenda has become a curriculum staple in our prep schools; and rightly so.
We?re educating the future generations of society and is important that they are aware of the potential challenges our aging planet faces as a result of how we live.
 
How Haberdashers’ Girls’ School Teaches Their Students About Climate Change
 
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