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  • Mission LiFE makes the fight against climate change democratic, in which everyone can contribute with their respective capacities.

    Shri Narendra Modi Prime Minister of India

Climate change education has now been accepted globally as a key driver of change to promote climate action. It can help young people understand and address the impacts of the climate crisis, empowering them with the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes needed to act as agents of change.

Why Leadership Challenge?

Leadership is the life skill that helps students to learn the art of collaboration, cooperation and communication to achieve set goals and tasks effectively. This climate action leadership challenge is developed for schools to create a cadre of young leaders.

Each step of the challenge helps students to understand complex sustainability issues using research focused and action-based project approaches.

Challenge offers students to gain hands-on experiences in their own school where they will be able to- Connect, Think, Act and Share.

Connect

The theoretical concepts of different disciplines

Think

About the issues critically to find ways to solve a real-world problem

Act

As agents of change for taking positive action

Share

Reflections on the experiences


By working in a team, student leaders will get to

How does the challenge work?

A teacher from school attends a training programme to become a climate action mentor teacher. Teacher identifies a climate leaders’ team of 5-8 students and guides them in taking up the four step challenge.At this step, the overall journey of the challenge is documented by a team of students using various tools and methods. A creative report is shared to complete the challenge.

Challenge 1
Climate Literate

Build understanding and knowledge of student leaders on climate change science, reason, impacts and connecting with local situations.

Students take up the climate literacy quiz and use different methods to raise the climate knowledge quotient of the school.

Challenge 2
Climate Detective

Students conduct surveys and interviews for collecting data to estimate the carbon footprint of the school campus.

This involves school audit in the area of electricity consumption, use of transportation, water consumption and waste management.

Challenge 3
Climate Hero

Based on survey results, the student team decides on a carbon footprint reduction goal and develops action plans for achieving that goal.

Climate leader team engages other students in the school as possible for implementation of the climate action plan.

Challenge 4
Climate Reporter

At this step, the overall journey of the challenge is documented by a team of students using various tools and methods.

The student leaders prepare a creative report for sharing their experiences during the journey of the challenge.

How to participate in the challenge?

As part of this national level challenge, HCL Foundation and Centre for Environment Education (CEE) invites schools to join the climate action movement in the country. Be part of this wonderful opportunity to reduce the environmental impact of your school, strengthen environmental and climate change education for students and create stronger links between school and society.


REGISTER Start with registering for the challenge
NOMINATE Appoint a teacher coordinator from the school
LOGIN On selection of your application, get school login details
SCHOOL PROFILE Create your own school profile by providing details
ACCESS Educational resources for understanding the challenge
TRAINING Nominated teacher attends the online training
PARTICIPATION Start the challenge with student leaders
INTERACT Meet experts and other schools’ team in Youth Climate Summit
SUBMISSION Submit report for each step of the challenge
EVALUATION Report will be evaluated for award and certification

How will this challenge benefit?

This is a national level challenge for schools which brings the following opportunities:

  • Join an exciting 8-9 months national climate action programme.
  • Equip a mentor teacher to lead climate action in school by guiding a team of students.
  • Build knowledge and skills of students to become young climate action leaders.
  • Calculate your school’s carbon footprint.
  • Implement a climate action plan to reduce carbon emissions.
  • RReceive certificate for participation of students, teachers and school.
  • Engage the entire school and community in climate action.
  • Continue the journey to achieve carbon neutrality and become a school leader in sustainability.

  • Attend national level climate change education training.
  • Gain expertise in leading action projects and imparting climate education.
  • Access a wealth of educational resources to support sessions, challenges, and documentation at the school level.
  • Mentor a dedicated team of students to successfully complete challenge activities.
  • Guide the creation and implementation of a school-wide climate action plan.
  • Join a national network of GenCAN mentor teachers.
  • Receive a certificate recognizing your role as a GenCAN Mentor.
  • Represent your school on national and international platforms.

  • Engage in a national climate action leadership programme.
  • Deepen your scientific understanding of climate change, develop creative problem-solving skills, and test innovative ideas.
  • Exchange ideas with climate experts and fellow students across the country.
  • Lead your school as a climate action leader by participating in the challenge.
  • Involve the entire school in challenge activities and efforts to reduce carbon emission.
  • Become part of a national level climate action leader network of students.
  • Earn a certificate recognizing your leadership as a GenCAN Student Leader.
  • Continue your journey by representing your school at national/international platform
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