Dave is passionate about sustainability and the outdoors. He and his family have lived in an off-grid home for fifteen years generating 100% of their electrical needs from wind and solar power. He has been a public school teacher and administrator, a director of several non-profit organizations, a college professor, and most recently co-founder of the Center for Ecological Living and Learning (CELL) – a nonprofit that offers life-changing sustainability education programs in the U.S. and in Iceland. He loves the ocean and is passionate about climate education.
Students reflect on their feelings about climate change and create a plan to take meaningful action.
Inquire: Students reflect on their feelings about the climate crisis, the actions other young people are taking to solve it, and what they can do to be part of a climate solution movement.
Investigate: Students brainstorm climate action ideas and create goals using The Wild Center’s 8-Step Climate Action Project.
Inspire: Students apply the Climate Action Project design process to identify steps necessary to implement the solution to their school or community’s climate problem.