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2026-09-10
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Copyright (c) 2026 Carmen Gavin Vanegas, Annette S Lee
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Learning from the Land through Community Partnership
Carmen Gavin Vanegas
Annette S Lee
Keywords: Indigenous science, Indigenous education, community-engaged learning, language reclamation, phenology, plant medicine
Abstract
This paper describes a climate education curriculum developed and implemented over the course of the 2025-2026 school year in a high school magnet program for Indigenous students. Co-developed and implemented with Dr. Annette Lee, the project’s community partner, the curriculum extended climate literacy education from a single, stand-alone unit to be infused into my students’ learning experiences throughout the year as part of a culturally and linguistically sustaining learning experience. Ultimately, the curriculum benefited students, community members, facilitators, and the land.
