The YBtC program provides educators with comprehensive, free climate change curricula designed to empower students with a strong understanding of climate science and to inspire meaningful action—both locally and globally.

Topics covered include:

• Introduction to Climate Change

• Air Quality

• Food Systems

• Renewable Energy & Electric Vehicles (EVs)

Our curricula support educators in meeting California’s AB 285 requirement to teach climate change education for grades 1–12. Designed to align with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), they deliver high-quality, relevant lessons that engage students in scientific inquiry, critical thinking, and engineering design.

The curricula are available in English and Spanish to ensure accessibility for diverse classrooms.

The programming and enrichment enable students to:

• Understand the fundamentals of climate change science and its impacts around them.
• Demonstrate written, visual, and oral presentation skills to communicate scientific knowledge.
• Investigate air quality to learn how pollutants travel, how air quality is measured, and who is most affected by poor air conditions.
• Explore environmental justice to understand how historical and systemic inequities influence exposure to environmental hazards and access to clean resources.
• Critically analyze environmental information in the media by discerning reliable sources and effectively communicating environmental stories through writing, visuals, and digital media.
• Examine sustainable agriculture by studying the relationships among food systems, soil health, and climate resilience, and by exploring ways to promote equitable and sustainable agricultural practices.
• Engage in community problem-solving by applying data, creativity, and collaboration to identify local issues and design meaningful solutions.