March 7, 2026

LACE: Los Angeles Climate Education Conference

A collaboration between The Intersections Initiative, Geffen Academy at UCLA, and the Los Angeles Unified School District

Overview:

This landmark conference is designed to bring together LAUSD high school Climate Champions—dedicated educators leading the charge for climate literacy across the district—with high school teachers from across Los Angeles County. 

Climate change education is a rapidly evolving field. This event aims to foster collaboration among a diverse group of educators committed to embedding climate literacy into the ethos of high school education in Los Angeles. Through meaningful dialogue, shared strategies, and community-building, participants will begin cultivating a county-wide network of action-oriented climate educators.

Together, participants will engage in meaningful dialogue, share strategies, and begin to cultivate a county-wide community of action around high school climate literacy.


Sessions

We are crafting sessions and workshops that approach climate literacy from a variety of perspectives:

  • How to apply the psychology of motivation in the classroom

  • How to bring climate content into the classroom regardless of discipline

  • How to seed productive conversations in the classroom

  • How to find student’s passion using a career lens

All sessions are built to be engaging, conversation-starting and highly relevant and applicable to your own classroom.