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Bryce Coon

Director, Education at EARTHDAY.org
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Bryce Coon is a former High School Humanties teacher turned Director of Climate Education Initiatives at EARTHDAY.ORG, the NGO behind Earth Day. He can speak to the transformatinal importance of Climate Education in easing student anxiety, ensuring students make planet friendly choices instictively (ie. grow their GREEN MUSCLE MEMORY) and create an innovative and vibrant work force to power the green economy.

Bryce joined Earthday.org in July 2023. Before joining Earthday.org, Bryce worked as a high school educator for over ten years and enjoyed finding opportunities to incorporate climate. Bryce has a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary social sciences from Michigan State University and a master's in curriculum and
instruction from the American College of Education.

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  • Climate Anxiety: Understanding and Coping Amidst LA Wildfires
    Bryce explains that climate anxiety is a "debilitating fear," especially among youth, worsened by events like the LA fires. Symptoms include overwhelming worry. Education is key; informed individuals cope better. Embedding social-emotional learning in schools can help develop resilience and coping skills, empowering young people to manage their anxiety and take action.
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  • "Climate education is a critcally important facotr in dealing with an dmitigating how we live in an era of cliamte change, every school should be teaching it in every subject. Read our report, Climare Education Vs. The Climate Crisis to find out how."

    "Students are stressed and full of anxiety about the state of the planet, climate education can and does mitigate that.'

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