Tread Lightly
Tread Lightly is a climate change education initiative offered by TakingITGlobal through the generous support of the Staples Foundation for Learning.®
Get Involved!
Get Involved!
Educators
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Download the Teacher Toolkit!
Education is one of the most powerful weapons that we have in the fight against climate change and the development of widespread environmental stewardship. The Tread Lightly Teacher Toolkit is an interdisciplinary educational resource developed to help secondary school students around the world learn about climate change through the lens of ecological footprints — measures of the demand placed on the planet by human beings.
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Set up your virtual classroom!
Take advantage of the free virtual classroom community offered to all Tread Lightly teachers. Classroom tools include blogs, maps, image galleries, live video chats, discussion boards, and online file storage, allowing students to demonstrate their learning, express themselves, and engage in constructive dialogue about climate change — all within a private, secure, and advertising-free online environment, anytime, anywhere!
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Collaborate with other classes around the world!
Use the TIGed community search functionality to connect and collaborate with other Tread Lightly schools and classes. The "Create Collaboration" feature of the TIGed virtual classroom platform makes it easy to learn with the world, and not just about it.
Individuals
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Stand up for the climate on October 24!
On the International Day of Climate Action, people all over the world will be taking part in events that incorporate the number 350 and uploading photos of their activism to www.350.org. Why 350? Because it is the amount of CO2, in parts per million, that scientists, climate experts and progressive national governments agree is safe to have in the atmosphere. Actions taken on October 24 will tell world leaders meeting at COP15 in Copenhagen, Denmark in December that global climate change policy must be accountable to the latest climate science.
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Take the 40-Day Challenge!
Are you trying to be leaner, greener and more efficient with your use of the planet's resources? Launching on the International Day of Climate Action, the 40-Day Challenge will put your dedication to environmental stewardship to the test by challenging you to adopt, and maintain, a series of 40 green commitments. Step up to the challenge to see what a difference 40 days can make!
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Express yourself!
If you could visualise your ecological footprint, what would it look like? What do we need to do in order to ensure a greener future? How does your footprint compare to people on the other side of the planet? Share your perspective and creativity through the Imprints Art Contest.