TURN IT
AROUND!

How to

TURN IT AROUND! is a toolkit to help us radically reimagine education in response to the climate and ecological emergency.  There is no one right way to use them, but here are some ideas that may get you started in turning this emergency around.

 

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PRESERVE FORESTS

Preserving forests and living things on earth gives us the life we deserve. In recent years, there has been a massive exploitation of forests on the island of Borneo. Many people want to clear land by burning forests extensively for personal gain....

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LIGHT SOMEONE’S DARKNESS

What stops me when I am on the verge of giving up is the fact that one day in the future my voice and words will motivate all those young minds who think that one failure can catastrophically destroy their future. Even in a situation when things make...

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OUR PLANET IS BEAUTIFUL

Remember that our planet is beautiful and the only one that is safely habitable. Remember that its resources are finite. Remember that after you, many generations will follow. Remember that responsibility is in your hands now, but soon it will be in...

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ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS

What impact can youth-led environmental initiatives and efforts have on the planet? At first glance, their actions may seem small. Yet it is through the persistent efforts of young people that a new environmental consciousness is being shaped in soci...

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Common Worlds Research Collective

How might common worlding pedagogies foster new ways of learning and living on our damaged earth? Common worlding pedagogies refuse to separate us humans off from our fellow earthlings. Instead of thinking about the world ‘out there’ as something...

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PUHON (SOMEDAY)

Puhon translates to “someday” or “in God’s time” in Bisaya, a language from the Philippines. This special expression brings hope and positivity, a glimpse of the possibilities of all that seem impossible, and the limitless dreams of young c...

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FACE THE CLIMATE CRISIS REALITY

Your climate change policies and actions will make or break us all. Open your eyes and stop turning a blind eye to the realities and sufferings of the people outside your offices and social bubbles. Do not wait for the entire planet to be a massive e...

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WE DEPEND ON YOUR DECISIONS

Remember that the existence of the future generations depends on the decisions of today. Do not choose your political livelihood over the millions of lives that are affected by environmental degradation every day....

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IS THE QUIET VOICE OF DISAPPEARANCE

The melting of glaciers is the quiet voice of global change....

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NATURE AND EDUCATION ARE CONNECTED

Nature and education should be intricately connected. Education is about living a good life, and it is nature that provides us with the bare necessities for our life. Hence, an education drifting away from nature seems to be of little value and r...

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NATURE COMMUNICATES WITH US

The real threat to human existence is humans. Humans have a tendency to take more from nature than they offer and to take nature for granted. It is mankind’s deficiency in empathy and the inability to listen to and feel the world around us that sha...

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REGENERATION OR DESTRUCTION?

Yesterday – trees. Today – stumps. Why? They say it’s sanitary and rejuvenating pruning – the trees interfere with traffic and infrastructure… Now they’re grotesquely trimmed into poles....

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ONE PLASTIC BOTTLE

Many children – and even adults – don’t understand the consequences of throwing away just one plastic bottle....

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TAKING RESPONSIBILITY

All disasters are of our own making....

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TURNING EDUCATION INTO CLIMATE ACTION IN CENTRAL ASIA

Education is more than knowledge – it is empowerment. Climate change education (CCE) equips young people with the skills, values, and mindsets to become changemakers in their communities. Yet CCE remains under-prioritised in national strategies, bu...

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ONE BUTTERFLY–AN ENTIRE ECOSYSTEM

The Charlton’s Apollo butterfly is a ‘living fossil’ – an endemic relict high-mountain species found in the Global warming is causing glaciers to melt and altering microclimates in specific locations. Human activities such as deforestation, o...

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CANCEL CATASTROPHES!

Care, courage, cooperation Can certainly curtail catastrophes. Concerned, caring citizens Consider cleverness, curiosity; Convince communities, committees Crack country’s concurrent crises: Crime, climate change, corruption. Consider conditions: Co...

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NOW OR NEVER

It is now or never. That’s all I want to say....

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CITIES WITHOUT TREES

The more trees are cut down in our cities in Uzbekistan, the more it hurts. Too often, they are removed just to build something – yet sometimes that ‘something’ is of no use to anyone....

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