The latest news, stories, and ideas from ACE and our students.
On May 20, ACE alums Aryaana Kahn, Lillian Davis-Bosch and Hakim Evans attended the Youth Climate Summit at the Kurt Hahn Expeditionary Learning School in Brooklyn, NY as part of ACE’s partnership with The Wild Center’s Convening Young Leaders for Clima
Reb Anderson | May 29, 2018
Recently, I was astounded to find that special interest groups funnel nearly $1 billion each year* to push anti-science bills, delay action on climate change, and spread fake climate science to K-12 schools.
LILY TRIENENS | May 24, 2018
I’m a 16-year-old environmental activist. I am the founder of a national youth climate action movement called Zero Hour. We are gearing up for the revolutionary Youth Climate Action Weekend this summer.
Jamie Margolin, Zero Hour Founder | May 23, 2018
During the summer of 2017, I volunteered at The Wild Center in New York for a month.
Zoë Bettmann | May 22, 2018
The #YouthvGovNC hearing on February 7, 2018 was a quintessential example of the power of the youth voice in leading the fight against climate change.
Sahil Pontula | May 18, 2018
Last week, thousands of teachers in Arizona and Colorado walked out of their classrooms to demand fairer compensation for their work. They follow in the footsteps of teachers in West Virginia, Kentucky, and Oklahoma as part of the #RedforEd campaign.
Reb Anderson | April 30, 2018
We are proud to present the all new Our Climate Our Future, featuring a bold new look paired with new videos, lesson plans and more.
Reb Anderson | March 16, 2018
Although the evidence of a rapidly changing climate is clear, only 58% of Americans agree that climate change is happening and human-caused and misinformation campaigns are making their way into classrooms across the country. In alignment with ACE’s new strategic plan, we are working to better support educators and young people in communicating climate science and climate justice by creating resources for the classroom and beyond.
| February 21, 2018
In the wake of the most expensive hurricane season in history, ACE created a new lesson plan aimed to help teachers guide their students to cope with the trauma and build resilience after devastating hurricanes like Maria. ACE had the opportunity to visit Puerto Rico to see the lesson plan in action and to hear stories from young people across the island finding hope after this climate disaster.
| January 19, 2018
I can’t say I’m sad to say goodbye to 2017. This year in many ways was truly devastating from a climate change perspective. For those who doubted that climate change was indeed upon us, the reality now couldn’t be starker.
Leah Qusba | December 22, 2017
