Building a Movement: Start with Hope

The practice of hope is essential to our individual and collective journeys towards a beautiful, just, thriving world. Our friend elin kelsey has a new book to help guide and inspire us. You are warmly invited to join us on Wednesday, October 29th at 10pm Pacific, 1pm Eastern, for a conversation with elin, and a celebration of her new book. Learn more and register here. All welcome, especially students!

Enjoy the latest resources and inspiration we have collected for you in this newsletter to help lead your school community with hope, joy and purpose, building a movement too powerful to ignore. Please reach out if you have a story to share, we love to amplify bold climate and Nature action.

Michèle Andrews, Co-Founder & Executive Director

Meadowridge School in Maple Ridge, British Columbia is in Year 2 of our CAAP (Climate Action Accelerator Program) and has just unveiled their Regenerative Sustainability 2025 – 2030 plan!

They have built their plan on innovation and hope. Read this message from Head of School Scott Banack and check out their plan here.

Climate Action Accelerator Program – Join us for a January Start!

DoorNumberOne.org is welcoming our fifth cohort in the Climate Action Accelerator Program (CAAP)! CAAP is designed for student & adult learning, leadership and action. School teams participate over 3 years to build and begin to implement a bold, whole-school climate and Nature action plan. School teams include at a minimum: Faculty, Operations & Facilities Staff, Senior Administrators, and at least 2 Student Leaders. The program includes workshops led by experts in school sustainability, student engagement, regenerative practices, Nature and biomimicry and more, as well as special guest speakers, purpose-built resources for schools, and connections to leading practices across the world. Deadline to register for January: November 28th. Learn more here.

More Opportunities for Collaboration, Learning & Action!

Global Climate Summit @ Appleby College

We are looking forward to seeing many of you at the 3rd annual Global Climate Summit October 23 – 25 at Appleby College, hosted by our partners at the Institute for Global Learning (formerly the Global Education Benchmark Group/GEBG). So many fantastic school leaders are sharing their experiences. If you can’t join us, you may find inspiration and ideas looking at the workshop contributors listed on the Summit webpage.

Youth Action Summit @TFS – Canada’s International School

Led by students, for students and their adult allies wanting to catalyze bold climate and Nature action, workshop and showcase sustainability efforts and build community. The second annual Toronto area Youth Action Summit will be hosted by TFS – Canada’s International School on Saturday, November 22nd in Toronto. All participants can learn from innovative keynote speakers, hands-on workshops, poster and art displays and an eco-hackathon.

Registration is open and we are still accepting student proposals for workshops, short presentations, poster art and more. Learn more here.

Wondering about nature vs Nature? We have decided to join the global movement to capitalize Nature. The folks at rewildyourself.com explain it best!

Please share this newsletter with your students, friends and colleagues looking for practical inspiration for taking climate and nature action in schools and communities, and join us in building a movement too exciting to resist, and too powerful to ignore!

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DoorNumberOne.org is a Canadian charity proudly catalyzing bold climate and nature action in and through schools. Read our Strategic Plan here.

Climate Action Accelerator Program costs are covered by participating schools, but there is so much else we are doing to share our resources and learning for all. If you want to support this work, please donate here, with our sincere thanks.