Thornwood High School senior, Avery Smith, shares his climate story. Tell a story about an experience that made you aware of climate change/inspired you to be a part of climate activism. This past summer, because of the Canadian fires it was difficult to be outside without coughing, and all that made me think about just […]
Meet a COP28 Delegate: Danica Sun
Danica Sun is a senior at Illinois Math and Science Academy. She is co-head of Fridays for Future Chicago, which she leads with fellow IOF student, Natasha Bhatia. They met in the IOF program. Tell a story about an experience that made you aware of climate change/inspired you to be a part of climate activism. […]
Meet a COP28 Delegate: Natasha Bhatia
Natasha is a senior at Hinsdale Central High School. She is co-head of Fridays for Future Chicago, which she leads with fellow IOF student, Danica Sun. They met in the IOF program. Tell a story about an experience that made you aware of climate change/inspired you to be a part of climate activism. Pebbles crackle […]
Meet a COP28 Delegate: Katie Stabb
Oak Park River Forest High School student Katie Stabb shares her climate story. Tell a story about an experience that made you aware of climate change/inspired you to be a part of climate activism. I don’t remember ever not knowing about climate change. I was always pretty environmentally aware, but I began to feel my […]
Meet the High School Students Traveling ...
Six Chicago area high school students are headed to Dubai this fall for this year’s UN Climate Summit, COP28. They are all members of It’s Our Future (IOF), SGA’s youth environmental advocacy program, and are engaged in numerous other environmental advocacy projects. Two of our students, Danica and Natasha, met through IOF and then formed […]