Meet the Project Coordinator

Joy Ferrante

I'm excited to be returning to the classroom this fall after serving as an Instructional Coach for the last 3 years, happily returning to the role of Sixth Grade Math/Science teacher at Hale, where I'll also be teaching an elective I created called Geography and Environmental Science. In addition to my classroom responsibilities, I serve as Hale's Climate Literacy Champion and run the school's Environmental Science Club. My inspiration for this project stems from my deep passion to help slow global climate change and my commitment to empowering students to understand they can make a meaningful difference both now and in the future. My college-aged daughter's environmental activism at UCSB has re-energized my dedication to this work, and I see this grant-funded project as a springboard for community initiatives that address both climate and social justice issues. Through this work, I will teach students how these interconnected challenges affect the communities most vulnerable to climate change.