The curriculum is to put New Zealand at the forefront of climate change education worldwide; governments in Australia and the UK have both faced criticism for lack of cohesive teaching on the climate crisis. The New Zealand scheme, which will be offered to all schools that teach 11 to 15 year-old students, will not be compulsory, the government said. “One of the pieces of feedback we’ve got from teachers around the country is that they’re really crying out for something like this, because kids are already in the conversation about climate change,” said New Zealand Minister for Climate Change James Shaw, the co-leader of the left-leaning Green Party. By necessity, students would “delve into the bad news” of the science explaining the climate crisis, he added. The curriculum included text, video, and advice for teachers, New Zealand Minister of Education Chris Hipkins said in a statement.

Source: Taipei Times January 15, 2020 09:08 UTC