Guiding young learners to shape our world’s climate future together.
Day of Climate challenges us to lead with purpose, embrace science, and stand together in transforming bold ideas into real solutions for climate and sustainability. Together, we are expanding access to high-quality, hands-on climate education for elementary, middle, and high school learners and educators worldwide. Leveraging cutting-edge research from across MIT, Day of Climate provides free, adaptable, project-based climate curriculum that can be used in and out of the classroom year-round.
Join us on April 15, 2026 for Day of Climate! Our dynamic in-person event dedicated to celebrating the innovative climate work being done at MIT and by passionate learners and educators around the world. Register today!
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Day of Climate 2025
On Wednesday April 16th, 2025, at the MIT Museum, the Day of Climate team celebrated the innovative climate work of the MIT community and passionate learners and educators who are leading the effort in their schools and communities.
Our speakers, advocates of climate education, thoughtful educators and youth, and the grantees who designed the Day of Climate curriculum activities, inspired youth, educators, and families. The keynote speaker, Jaylen Brown, NBA Champion and Finals MVP for the Boston Celtics and MIT Media Lab Director’s fellow, spoke about the urgent need for climate education.
Latest News
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Over $100k awarded to proposals from across MIT focused on advancing climate education through interactive, action-oriented learning.
The initiative at MIT Open Learning provides grants to develop hands-on, open-source climate education materials for young learners and their educators.
Start the school year strong with Back to School Guides for K-12 educators designed to create a welcoming and structured classroom.
Featuring a diverse lineup of speakers, including Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics and an interactive projects showcase, the event empowered youth to tackle big challenges together.
Jaylen Brown to join Day of Climate inaugural event at MIT Museum.
Over $120K awarded to proposals from the MIT community focused on climate change curriculum.
MIT community is invited to submit ideas for K-12 educational materials about climate change and sustainability.