Climate Literacy in Education

"We are Water Warriors":

Children Perform Chicago Global Water Dances

Rebecca Woodard

University of Illinois Chicago

Stephanie Batres Spezza

Maria Varelas

Amanda R.

Bridget Dougherty

Maria Rosario

Gustavo Soto

Alex Benito Rodriguez

Nathan Phillips

Rachelle Tsachor

Rebecca Kotler

Ronan Rock

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24926/cle.v2i2.6283

Keywords: Water Dance, science, theatre, dramatization, youth climate advocacy

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Abstract

Elementary-aged children with a team of science, theater, and literacy educators performed the Chicago Global Water Dances in 2023. Global Water Dances (GWD) is an international initiative to raise awareness about water issues, promote sustainability, and inspire action to protect water resources through dance performed by a local body of Water. Through the Chicago Global Water Dances, children articulated several messages about the necessity of, and right to, clean water and highlighted the collective responsibility to protect this precious resource.