Ira Sahai, an expressive arts facilitator, developed the art-based curriculum Draw Your Future to assist students in working through feelings and envisioning positive futures. This curriculum, with its focus on treating climate anxiety, promotes emotional resilience and hope through narrative, group discussions, and drawing. It provides children with the artistic tools to express challenging feelings and build community.
Duration: one-day intense class or six weeks of weekly one-hour classes (Just a Random Duration needs to change once we get the correct info)
Target Audience: High school and middle school students, teachers
Outcomes:
- Improved emotional release and coping mechanisms for climate anxiety
- Improved confidence in designing and expressing one’s own goals
- Participants’ sense of belongingness and collaboration were enhanced