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Nurturing nature and social-emotional learning with a climate-caring classroom.
𖧧 Introducing Global Green Sprouts 𖧧
𖧧 Introducing Global Green Sprouts 𖧧
Welcome! You are invited to come learn with me as I deepen my understanding of sustainability education practices, focusing on climate change while nurturing young students' social-emotional needs.Â
Discover stories, helpful articles, and opportunities that support youth education and sustainability.
𖧧 Explore the Unit 𖧧
𖧧 Explore the Unit 𖧧
Explore how my 3 months in Finland learning about their educational approaches guided the creation of my sustainability-focused unit.Â
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Explore the themes, lessons, and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of my unit which explores the question "How can learning about the past and present environment help us make choices for the future?"
Learn more about the teaching materials created for my unit, including "Gary the Acorn and the Guardians of Green" and "Our Land: A Story of Change and Hope".
Learn more about acknowledgments, standards, vocabulary, and suggested picture books for the classroom, as well as the resources I used to create my unit.Â
𖧧 About Kitten Vaa 𖧧
𖧧 About Kitten Vaa 𖧧
Hi! I’ve been an elementary teacher for over 20 years, and I still absolutely love what I do. Helping kids become curious thinkers, creative problem solvers, and enthusiastic learners is what keeps me going. I’m especially passionate about science and literacy—two areas where kids can really explore, question, and grow.
Lately, I’ve been diving into climate education, which has opened up a whole new chapter in my teaching. I received a Fulbright Distinguished Teacher Award, which gave me the opportunity to travel to Finland and work with Fulbright Finland Foundation and the University of Helsinki. My research there focused on "Empowering Hope and Action: Sustainability Education Tools for the Primary Classroom." It was an amazing experience that’s inspired so many new ideas in my teaching.
**Global Green Spouts is an alum of the Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Research Program, a program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) with funding provided by the U.S. Government and administered by IREX. The views and information presented are the author’s own and do not represent the U.S. Department of State, the Fulbright Program, or IREX.**
Global Green Sprouts is is an Alum of the Fulbright Distinguished Teachernot an official site of the Fulbright Program or the U.S. Department of State. The views expressed on this site are entirely those of Kitten Vaa and do not represent the views of the Fulbright Program, the U.S. Department of State, or any of its partner organizations.
𖧧 Questions? 𖧧
𖧧 Questions? 𖧧
Contact globalgreensprouts@gmail.com for more information on the project
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