• How To
  Engage
• Project
  Examples
• Project
  Templates
• Share A
  Project

How To Engage
The most substantial learning a student can have occurs when they participate in the process of solving climate change issues through action and service. The service driven educational approach is, again, where national parks can serve as classrooms.  Whether your students are near to or far from a national park, they can engage in service projects focused on climate change through national parks.  

This section of the website provides guidelines, resources, and examples to inspire and assist you in planning your own service project.  Below are four steps you can follow to plan a service project as you connect your students to climate change solutions through national parks.

Step 1: Project Examples – Check out project examples completed by Parks Climate Challenge participants from around the country. Once you have completed your project, upload videos, pictures, or documents in the “Share a Project” section and see it listed here. 

Step 2: Project Templates – Look through successful service project plans from teachers who participated in a Parks Climate Challenge in-person training.  Benefit from their experience and lessons learned.  You can also download blank planning documents and project templates to plan and execute a successful project in your own school, community, or national park.

Step 3: Share a Project – Inspire others by sharing the work of you and your students. Your project could be selected by the Parks Climate Challenge program to receive a reward.

Step 4 – View the videos below that were filmed at a Parks Climate Challenge training to see teachers being instructed in the process of creating an action plan for their project. 

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Taking Action
Listen in as educators discuss four kinds of actions you can empower your students to take to do something about climate change.

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Composting with Your Class
Turn your lunchroom leftovers into nutrient-rich compost!

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