Throughout the Summit on October 3rd, students will learn more about and engage in several in-depth discussions around environmental justice, equitable action, inclusive sustainability, and youth empowerment. After learning about the wide range of issues our leaders are prioritizing today, getting inspired by their peers, and hearing directly from experts in the field, changemaker teams will have the opportunity to put together the basic outline of their Climate Action Projects. The goal of this exercise is to ensure that the Summit doesn't stand alone. These Projects help continue to hold student engagement after the summit, spread awareness beyond our network, and educate others about environmental justice in Western Massachusetts. These outlines will be brought back to each of our schools and communities and over the next few months, students will work together to implement the solutions they learned about and take direct action to make a difference!

Creating your Climate Action Project is a multi-step process that includes collecting inspiration, finding fellow students that are interested in making a difference, as well as putting together an action agenda and timeline. Your changemaker team might also face many challenges in the process of implementing your Climate Action Projects over the course of this school year. But our planning team is here to provide support to your team in any capacity whether it be helping to make connections in your communities, spreading the word, tracking your group's progress and your positive impact on the community, or even narrowing down your goals to specific action items and helping to run regular check-ins.