Overview
The Gaia Project is a New Brunswick based non-profit dedicated to empowering youth to act for climate change. Focusing on the NB Global Competencies, they incorporate inquiry-based education, curriculum links, and local action in each of their projects through:
- Strategic Partnerships: Working with a range of partners dedicated to creating rich, real-world learning opportunities for students and teachers
- Teachers Supports: Helping teachers through professional learning activities, resources and in classroom support to bring climate change into their pedagogy.
- Enhancing Student Learning: Providing students hands-on experiences to explore issues around energy, waste, water, transportation and general sustainability.
- Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: Providing learners the resources they need to take local action on the global issue of climate change.
The Green Experts Program helps high school students learn more about green careers and future prospects in green job markets available in New Brunswick. Through networking and mentorship opportunities with qualified volunteers, youth can explore how they can take climate action to the next level: as professionals!
Visit the Green Career Exploration Resources section of the Green Experts page. You will find learning packages to learn more about green jobs, recordings of our Green Career Panels and the My Green Job video series.
For youth looking to start building their careers, the Green Experts Program offers personalized and comprehensive career guidance that will empower them to make a positive impact on climate change through their work. Students have the chance to connect with a professional through class presentations (in person or virtually), climate action project consultation, and mentorship opportunities. Through career pathway development support, and mentorship/networking opportunities, youth can connect directly with Green Experts who work in diverse industries.
https://thegaiaproject.ca/en/resources/high-school/
Objectives
- To support learners to explore green careers in New Brunswick.
- To support educators with career connected resources and activities for climate change.
- To provide real world activities supporting the New Brunswick Global Competencies.
Instructions
Educators and/or learners can search the Green Experts Map designed to learn about green careers, and to showcase businesses and people who integrate environmentalism and sustainability into their jobs. Users can click on the career profiles icon to learn more.
The site also includes Green Career Exploration Resources including:
- Exploring Green Jobs in NB – a learning package for grades 6-12 students.
- Green Career Panels – Panelists talk about what they love about their work and provide advice for learners seeking a green career.
- “My Green Job” video series – profiles 9 sustainable careers in NB
The site also includes blogs, eco-tips, highlights and stories of success, green talk.
Key Highlights
- Regular updates of stories of success and examples of youth action in schools.
- A locally based New Brunswick resource.
- Available in French.