Part 1 Introduction .............................................................................................. 2 Whole-School Approaches to Climate Action ................................................. 3 About this Guide .............................................................................................. 4 Part 2 Becoming a Climate-Friendly School ........................................................ 5 Developing a School Culture of Sustainability ................................................ 5 Everyone Has a Role to Play ........................................................................... 6 Planning, Action and Reflection ..................................................................... 8 Part 3 Areas for Action ....................................................................................... 10 School Governance ....................................................................................... 11 Guideline # 1 Creating A Climate Action Team ..................................... 11 Teaching and Learning ...................................................................................11 Guideline # 2 Teach Climate Change in All Subject Areas ................... 11 Guideline # 3 Teach Critical, Creative and Futures Thinking ............... 13 Guideline # 4 Empower Students to Take Action .................................. 14 Facilities and Operations ................................................................................15 Guideline # 5 Make Your School a Model of Climate Action ................. 15 Community Partnerships ................................................................................16 Guideline # 6 Build Community Partnerships for Learning and Teaching ....................................................................... 16 Part 4 Monitoring progress ................................................................................ 18 Endnotes ..................................................................................................................... 19