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SUSTAINABILITY CLIMATE ACTION LEADERSHIP DIPLOMA
“The idea is to give young people guidance, direction, and stewardship in what their goals are in terms of how they can be effective fighting climate change,” explained Brian Geary, Director of Communications at Pearson College UWC. “Young persons interested in creating a career that supports climate action can practice using the tools they will need to take individual and collective action while gaining university-level credits and micro-credentials. By connecting with them early in their educational journey, we can help them be effective in climate action — in careers around the world as engineers, financial professionals, science and health researchers, and more: changemakers across a variety of areas and industries. They’re the ones who will be working steadily to make the shifts necessary to fight climate change in the longer term.”
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The most critical global threat facing humanity today is the climate crisis, and Pearson College UWC has developed an innovative program to help students, aged 16-19, build skills to successfully engage in climate leadership. With over 600 hours of instruction across two years, students learn from Indigenous Elders, external speakers, and guest lecturers in facilitated online sessions and in-person activities.