NHS teachers win big IPSF grant

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QUEENS OF CLIMATE CHANGE COMBAT: Teachers Nelly Tsai and Nicole Midani will launch their new class Honors Interdisciplinary Climate Exploration next year with this $45,000 grant from IPSF.

Kaylie Wang, Accent Editor

IPSF granted Northwood science teachers Nicole Midani and Nelly Tsai with $45,000 on Feb. 9, funding a class geared toward educating students with actionable climate change solutions. The class will be offered in the 2023-2024 school year.

Honors Interdisciplinary Climate Exploration will provide students with field learning experiences with climate solutions professionals in the community. Through experiential learning, research, data analysis, and interdisciplinary collaborations, students will design solutions and enact change now, reshaping humanity’s relationship with Earth and engaging in planetary stewardship.

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