Student Reflections

"Through volunteering, I was able to figure out the best way to talk and educate younger audiences on climate change. An example is keeping a positive mentality. Not only did volunteering give me the chance to help educate younger audiences, but I was also to gain knowledge and experience from this!"

Cadian Leslie, class of 2029

"While spending time with the students in the garden, I gained a more concrete understanding of these kids' innate love of exploration and how important that appreciation for nature is to climate advocacy....My primary takeaway was that everything (every piece of media, every ad, every text) carries rhetoric and in order to solve contemporary issues, such as the climate crisis, we have to think critically about the rhetoric behind the media that we produce/consume. Education is fundamental to expanding action and care and thus, teaching critical media consumption is key."

Nava Waisman, class of 2029

"Real action can beget real change, and anyone can work take that action.

I really enjoyed this course. I feel like the connection that I formed with my classmates has been the strongest of any class I've taken. I always felt valued by the instructors, and I quite enjoyed talking to and working with them. Apart from being rigorous and challenging, I always looked forward to participating in the class discussions."

Sam Martin, class of 2029