Climate Education
That Supports Student Mental Health
Young people are carrying heavy climate emotions. Our facilitators deliver engaging workshops that help young people understand their climate emotions, strengthen their wellbeing, and feel a deeper sense of connection to their communities.
Supporting Students Who Are Struggling With Eco Anxiety and Disconnection
Across Canada, young people are feeling overwhelmed by climate change. Eco-anxiety, fear about the future, and stress about community-level climate impacts lead to disengagement and emotional strain in classrooms.
Our solution is simple and effective. Break The Divide delivers evidence informed workshops designed to improve emotional literacy surrounding climate change and strengthen mental health. Our facilitators create safe, culturally grounded spaces for young people to explore their climate emotions and connect with their peers.
Every workshop includes interactive activities, discussion, tools for emotional regulation, and access to follow up curriculum that educators can use immediately in their classrooms.
Workshops include:
- • 90 minute facilitated session
- • In person or virtual delivery
- • Educator supported facilitation model
- • Class wide activities and discussion
- • Access to educator curriculum and post-workshop resources
- • Adaptable PD to meet teacher needs
- • Flexible pricing to fit your school or organization
What Your Classroom Gains
Our workshops are designed to meet the emotional, social, and educational needs of today’s learners.
Students gain:
- • Improved emotional literacy and ability to name climate emotions
- • Stronger sense of belonging and connection to peers
- • Reduced feelings of eco anxiety
- • Increased agency, responsibility, and optimism about climate action
- • Higher engagement through interactive and hands on learning
Educators gain:
- • Ready to use curriculum and activities
- • Tools to support emotional conversations with students
- • Professional support managing climate emotions in the classroom
- • Content that aligns with key learning areas
BTD’s Impact by the Numbers
Our Workshops
Workshop 1: Climate Emotions and Wellbeing
A supportive, tool-based workshop that helps students identify psychosocial impacts of climate change, regulate emotions, and build transferable skills for emotional wellbeing through mindfulness and self-reflection.
What it covers: Naming and understanding climate emotions; Eco anxiety, fear about the future, grief, hope, and uncertainty; How climate change impacts mental health; Classroom activities that promote emotional literacy; Tools for grounding, connection, and reflection.
Who it is for: Grades 6 to 12, school counsellors, teachers, community youth groups
Outcomes: Improved emotional literacy; Stronger peer connection; Reduced eco-anxiety; Better understanding of climate emotions
Workshop 2: Local Climate Change & Community Identity
An interactive workshop that builds environmental literacy by connecting climate change to local impacts while exploring community identity and resilience that is rooted in students’ own lived experiences.
What it covers: Climate impacts in local contexts; Community based climate responses; How place influences identity and emotional responses; Building school and community networks of care
Who it is for: Grades 6 to 12, community groups
Outcomes: Stronger local understanding of climate change; Deepened connection to land and community; Increased empathy for diverse climate experiences
Workshop 3: Climate Action and Youth Leadership
A workshop that introduces pathways for intentional climate action, explores youth leadership, and shows how taking action can transform eco-anxiety into meaningful community change, whether big or small.
What it covers: Understanding climate action beyond individual responsibility; Building agency and confidence; Action pathways for students and school communities; How emotions shape action and leadership; Peer support and youth led climate initiatives; How to get involved in big or small ways
Who it is for: Grades 6 to 12, school clubs, youth leadership groups, community organizations
Outcomes: Increased sense of responsibility and empowerment; Stronger leadership skills; Higher engagement in school and community initiatives
Workshop #4: Combined Workshop Option
If you like the sounds of all three workshops and are unsure which to choose, you can purchase our workshop bundle. This will include material from all 3 sessions for a 2-hour session, designed to give your students the essentials from all topics.
Bring Climate Emotions Support to Your Students
Our workshops are flexible, accessible, and designed to fit your school’s schedule and budget. Let’s explore what your students need.
Hear From Students and Educators
Our workshops create connection, spark reflection, and make climate emotions education accessible and meaningful for youth and educators alike.
“This session was incredibly engaging and helped my students understand climate anxiety and their role in taking action extremely well. Work like this makes my job as a teacher easier.”
“I liked the balance of questions and lecturing at the beginning, and then the chance for small group conversation.”
“This was so insightful. It was everything that I hoped for at the workshop and more. This is what I want to do with my life.”
“Loved. The workshop was perfectly structured and paced. Never felt stale and plenty of time for meaningful discussion.”
“It was a fun session. Getting to learn is such a big privilege and I appreciate the people who came out here to present it.”
Your Questions Answered
These are the most common questions we hear from teachers, administrators, and youth serving organizations.
Q1: How do your workshops work? ↓
Our facilitators deliver 45 to 90 minute sessions that fit directly into your class block or youth program schedule. Workshops include interactive activities, discussions, and tools that help students understand their climate emotions, strengthen connection, and build agency.
Q2: What ages or grade levels are the workshops for? ↓
We work with grades 6 to 12, as well as youth ages 12 to 25 in community programs, libraries, summer camps, and youth serving organizations.
Q3: What topics can we choose from? ↓
We offer multiple workshop themes, including climate emotions and mental health, youth climate action and leadership, and connection to place and community. All workshops can be customized to meet your school or program’s needs.
Q4: Do these workshops align with curriculum standards? ↓
Yes. Our content aligns with Environmental Science, Social Studies, Health, and other relevant subject areas. We ensure that climate emotions education supports cross curricular learning goals.
Q5: How much prep time is required from teachers? ↓
Very minimal. Teachers only need to confirm a time and space. We bring all workshop activities, slides, and materials. After the session, educators receive curriculum and follow up resources to continue the learning.
Q6: Can you customize workshops for my students? ↓
Absolutely. During your discovery call, we learn about your class, grade level, interests, and goals so that we can tailor the workshop to your context.
Q7: Is the workshop only about climate anxiety? ↓
No. While many students are experiencing climate anxiety, our workshops go far beyond this single emotion. We support young people in building emotional literacy, strengthening their sense of connection to community, and developing deeper agency and responsibility in their lives. Teachers often tell us that our sessions make their jobs easier because students finally have a space to express emotions about climate change that they have never shared before. This leads to better communication, stronger relationships, and healthier classroom dynamics long after the workshop ends.
Most students are carrying some form of climate emotion, even if it is not anxiety. Young people notice changes in seasons, weather patterns, and local environmental shifts more than adults often realize. They also consume a constant stream of climate related content through social media and school, which shapes how they think and feel about the world. Research shows that when students are given space to process these emotions and are provided with language to talk about them, we see improvements in emotional wellbeing, a stronger sense of belonging, and greater empowerment to take action. These are the core benefits our workshops bring to classrooms and youth programs.
Q8: What is the cost of a workshop? What if we don’t have funding to bring BTD into our school or organization? ↓
We offer flexible pricing to fit the needs of your school or organization. Rates vary by class size, delivery format, and location. We can discuss options during your discovery call.
Break The Divide also builds partnerships with school districts to provide grant support to use grant funding to bring our programming to youth in your community.
Q9: Do you offer support after the workshop? ↓
Yes.nd optional follow up support for educators.
Q10: Who do I contact if I have questions before booking? ↓
Email us anytime at isabella@breakthedivide.net or book a quick discovery call to explore options.