EPISODE · Jul 22, 2025 · 55 MIN
2: Teaching with Purpose: Ethics, Curriculum, and Climate Change Education
from Imagining Otherwise: Climate stories for an unwritten future · host CAPE Alliance
Guests: Mary Myatt and Hywel Roberts (Curriculum leaders and education experts)Summary: What does it mean to teach with purpose in the face of climate change? In this episode, Mary Myatt and Hywel Roberts reflect on how knowledge, ethics, and moral purpose shape climate change education. They explore how curriculum plays a vital role in making climate change education meaningful - embedding it across subjects rather than treating it as an add-on. Through rich storytelling and thoughtful insights, they discuss how curriculum design can foster deeper thinking, inspire action, and help children and young people make sense of the climate crisis.Episode details00:00 Introduction 00:39 What is the use of education?05:56 Robust Curriculum: Bridging Theory and Practice10:43 The Should, Could, and Must of Curriculum15:26 Teacher Presence and Ethical Decision-Making21:05 Navigating Climate Change Education25:44 Balancing Urgency and Depth in Teaching Climate Change Education33:31 Personal Narratives in Science Education35:17 The Role of Compassionate Teaching37:43 Understanding Thresholds in Education38:40 Permission and Leadership in Climate Change Education44:41 Imagining a World Without Climate Change
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