CREATIVES FOR THE COMMON GOOD
Our mission is to empower future environmental leaders through dynamic collaborations between Teachers and Teaching Artists, fostering hands-on, project-based, and challenge-driven learning experiences for planetary health.
The arts provide students with unique insights and creative abilities, inspiring impactful storytelling while providing a healthy outlet to express their emotions.
We engage teachers and teaching artists worldwide, specializing in crafting authentic, challenging lessons linked to climate and sustainability across various subjects.
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Who we are
TEACH = Transcontinental Educator Artist Collective for Humanity. '
TEACH is a nonprofit that believes in the power of education to transform communities. We provide in depth PD retreats focusing on STEAM, Climate Change, and sustainability for educators, teaching artists and other community leaders.
The DONATIONS go towards scholarships for teachers who work in high poverty areas to attend our professional development programs.
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We are a 100% volunteer run organization.
Your donations cover website/conference costs and pays Teaching Artists for their work.
Note: Donate through our fiscal sponsor: East Winds, Inc. Non Profit
community
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Lillian Nkwenge
CEO, Youth Fighting Climate Change Uganda
Addressing Climate Change through Moulding Briquettes
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Ben Evans
Federal Legislative Director at U.S. Green Building Council Washington, DC, United States
Climate Change Policies & Legislation
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Carrie Ziegler
Artist, Speaker, Expert in Community Engagement through Collaborative Art - Pacific Northwest, United States
Earth Art: Inspiring. Collaborative. Action.
Get access to Carrie's Checklist for Creating Social Change with Collaborative Art HERE!
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Francine Kliemann
Plato Cultural, Greater Florianópolis, Brazil
School of the (Im)Possible: Art and Play as a tool to tackle Climate Change in Education.
The keynote will introduce the artistic and pedagogical approach of the project School of the (Im)Possible. We will be discussing possibilities for art-education to create social impact on climate change using immersive and playful strategies as a tool.
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Marcia Donadel
Plato Cultural, Greater Florianópolis, Brazil
School of the (Im)Possible: Art and Play as a tool to tackle Climate Change in Education.
The keynote will introduce the artistic and pedagogical approach of the project School of the (Im)Possible. We will be discussing possibilities for art-education to create social impact on climate change using immersive and playful strategies as a tool.
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Eric Booth
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Gowri Savoor
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Simon Sharkey
Director and CEO of The Necessary Space at The Necessary Space
The School of the (Im)possible
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John Morogiello
Playwright & Artistic Director of Best Medicine Rep Theater Company
Master of Ceremonies
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IVAN CATALDO
Master's degree in environmental sciences, he has been working in the didactic and dissemination field for 20 years, collaborating with institutions, parks and local associations. In 2015 he founded the AstroNatura Social Cooperative.
Astronatura. Learning through Experience
Interdisciplinary education for everyone with the focus on interactive experiences and relationship with the students
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ELEONORA CONFALONIERI
Graduated in Evolution of Animal and Human Behavior and passionate about astronomy, she has been working in the educational field for years. She has collaborated on wildlife projects for various organizations and is responsible for coordinating the Milanese spin-off of the Farfalle nella Testa cooperative, again in the field of scientific dissemination. She alternates his collaboration with Astronatura with teaching at the Natural History Museum of Milan at the MUDEC and in various other exhibition
Astronatura. Learning through Experience
Description: Interdisciplinary education for everyone with the focus on interactive experiences and relationship with the students
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PAT CRUZ
Founder of the Transcontinental Educator Artist Collective for Humanity (TEACH). Pat has been a lifelong activist for environmental issues and served two terms as chair of the Maryland Green Party. She has been recognized as an “Outstanding Arts Educator” and “Visionary Leader” by the Maryland Association of Art Educators and recently received an award for Distinguished Service to the Field from the Teaching Artist Guild (TAG). As director of TEACH her goal is to connect educators and teaching artists to create grassroots climate action.