Adding ‘Climate Change’ Course to Curriculum

climate change Its effects have been increasing in recent years. Fires, melting of glaciers and global warming are just some of these effects. Many countries, especially as a result of the UN Climate Summit (COP26) held last November, started to take new measures and increased their struggle. In Turkey, a while before this summit, to the Paris Climate Agreement It had made an important move in the fight against climate change by giving approval.

With today’s announcements Ministry of Educationannounced that they have taken a new step on this issue. Minister of education Mahmut Ozer, they went through a significant change and in 2022 ‘climate changeannounced that the course will be added to the curriculum.

‘Environmental Education and Climate Change’

‘The name of the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization,’ at the beginning of November, after Turkey’s approval of the Paris Climate Agreement,Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Changewas changed to ‘. Now, the Ministry of National Education has been added to the institutions that have taken steps on climate change. Minister Özer stated that they decided to make such a move to allocate more space to the ‘environmental education and climate change’ course in the curriculum.

In the statements made by the Minister, “With Turkey’s accession to the Paris Climate Agreement, the fight against climate change has gained momentum in all areas. As the Ministry of National Education, we have decided to make an important change to raise awareness of our younger generations in Turkey’s fight against climate change. The ‘environmental education’ course, which has been taught as an elective in the 7th and 8th grades since 2015, will be offered weekly in the 6th and 7th grades starting from the 2022-23 academic year. 1 hour, 8th graders per week 1 or 2 hours ‘Environmental Education and Climate ChangeIt has been decided to apply it as an elective under the name ‘ expressions were used.

Özer also stated that this movement is a long-term investment and added that teachers will be informed about environmental awareness. According to the statements, all teachers are told before the semester break. environmental awareness, zero waste and climate change Information will be given on the subject and this information will be transferred to the lessons.