Early Childhood Innovations Series Making Sense of Climate Change

February 6, 2020, 4:30 – 6:30 pm

Making Sense of Climate Change in Early Childhood
Presented by: Susan Rauchwerk, Nicole Weber, and Erika Thulin Dawes, Lesley University, Maria Elena Derrien
and Christina Dello Russo, Buckingham Browne and Nichols School, and Karen First and Kris Scopinich, Mass
Audubon
Join us for a dynamic panel of experts who look closely at working with young children on understanding and
combating climate change. During this evening, we will explore curriculum, work with families, children’s
literature, and classroom practices focused making sense of climate change in early childhood classrooms. We
will hear from teachers, academics, and activists, all offering powerful perspectives on how to meaningfully
support children in their understandings of and advocacy for this critical issue.

All sessions will take place in the University Hall Amphitheater, Lesley University Porter
Square Campus, 1815 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138