DESCRIPTION
This workshop was recorded on 12-2-2025
During this online workshop, we were joined by members of the Caretakers of Wonder, a consortium of children’s museums led by Madison Children’s Museum in partnership with Environment & Culture Partners, the Association of Children’s Museums, and Verdis Group. Together, they have developed an innovative, holistic approach to preparing young children for a changing world while fostering compassion, excitement about the natural world, agency, and hope for a bright climate future. The Climate Action Playbook, offers practical guidance for caregivers and education professionals, blending expertise from climate psychology, neuroscience, equity, early childhood, nature education, and climate science. The Playbooks can help you communicate and design programs to support children eight and under—and the adults who love them—in building compassion & empathy, climate knowledge, agency, and hope for a bright climate future.
This resource is available for free download: https://www.caretakersofwonder.org/
The Climate Action Playbook was developed as part of the IMLS-funded project Caretakers of Wonder (MG-252083-OMS-22).
Presenters
Amanda Strobel, Manager of Strategic Initiatives + Executive Office Operations, Madison Children's Museum
Brenda Baker, Vice President of Exhibits, Facilities and Strategic Initiatives, Madison Children's Museum
DESCRIPTION
This workshop was recorded on 12-2-2025
During this online workshop, we were joined by members of the Caretakers of Wonder, a consortium of children’s museums led by Madison Children’s Museum in partnership with Environment & Culture Partners, the Association of Children’s Museums, and Verdis Group. Together, they have developed an innovative, holistic approach to preparing young children for a changing world while fostering compassion, excitement about the natural world, agency, and hope for a bright climate future. The Climate Action Playbook, offers practical guidance for caregivers and education professionals, blending expertise from climate psychology, neuroscience, equity, early childhood, nature education, and climate science. The Playbooks can help you communicate and design programs to support children eight and under—and the adults who love them—in building compassion & empathy, climate knowledge, agency, and hope for a bright climate future.
This resource is available for free download: https://www.caretakersofwonder.org/
The Climate Action Playbook was developed as part of the IMLS-funded project Caretakers of Wonder (MG-252083-OMS-22).
Presenters
Amanda Strobel, Manager of Strategic Initiatives + Executive Office Operations, Madison Children's Museum
Brenda Baker, Vice President of Exhibits, Facilities and Strategic Initiatives, Madison Children's Museum
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