ROOTED + RISING TEACHING TEAM
WHY US?
"We're all passionate about creating a container for young folks to step into that holds them, so that we can come together across generations & create better ways of living with each other and the earth. Through that practice together, we are creating the world we desire in both big and small ways." - Kristen, R+R teaching team core
In 2020 our team designed and successfully piloted a new climate change leadership program for youth in the GTA in response to growing calls from young people for education that centers hope, action, climate justice, and a sense of belonging.
Our 10-person multi-generational, linguistically/ culturally & racially diverse teaching team came together to meet the urgent need of the crises we're currently calling climate justice, weaving together our diverse experiences as university professors, graduate students, artists, educators, activists, organization leaders, ecosystem restorers, & more.
WHEN WE WERE YOUNG CLIMATE LEADERS...
We fell flat on our faces...a lot. And while falling down is part of growing up... climate change has us on a time crunch! R+R offers:
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techniques to fall down less often
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tools to learn from falls and get up further ahead
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padding and netting so you when you fall you don't fall so hard, and you can bounce back in healthy ways
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love and encouragement along the way
R+R IS:
PARTNERS + COLLABORATORS
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resourcing ourselves
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intergenerational collaboration and dialogue
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a bridge between old and new ways of seeing
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cultivating imagination for what we truly want, not just focusing on what's not working
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practicing collaboration, community, harmonious relations
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inner and outer transformation, health, balance, cultivating peace
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action + doing it from a more whole place within ourselves
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centering and steadying ourselves