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The Cool.org Hope & Act Framework
The Cool.org Hope & Act Framework supports the teaching of challenging topics in ways that inspire and motivate learners, while ensuring psychological safety. It is grounded in research from positive psychology, Hope Theory, design thinking methodologies and critical and creative thinking.
Why we developed the Framework
Making sure that educators are supported with the resources they need to inspire hope, engagement and action around important, real-world topics is why we exist.
Ensuring we do this in ways that support and prioritise psychological safety - for educators and young people - is vital. So we developed the Cool.org Hope & Act Framework.
The Framework is the ideal guide for the Tune In, Find Out, and Take Action stages of our resources and helps with planning and teaching, as well as student learning, through real-world education.
HOPE
Reframe the challenge
Hope is a powerful and learnable mindset.
It shapes how we think about, see, and engage with our world.
When young people have a genuine sense of hope, they stop seeing our world's problems as things that happen to them and start seeing them as things they can change.
ACT
Scale the solution
Taking action isn't activism.
It's about how you show up and positively impact our world.
When hope and action work together, young people don't just learn, they lead. They build skills and capabilities for their learning, their work, and their communities.
“Climate change has a significant impact on the younger generation, affecting their mental health, physical wellbeing, and future prospects. Much of sustainability education tends to focus on the facts of climate change without necessarily empowering learners to be part of the solution, leaving many feeling helpless and hopeless. The Cool.org Hope & Act Framework is leading the way in transforming sustainability education by empowering learners to become agents of hope and change. Developed on research in positive psychology, the framework translates research findings into a practical toolkit that is readily accessible to learners and educators. Greta Thunberg once famously said, “No one is too small to make a difference.” The Cool.org Hope & Act Framework further illustrates that not only is no one too small, but also no change is too small or insignificant in the fight against climate change.”
- Dr. Lydia Cao, Postdoctoral Fellow, Next Level Lab, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Using the Framework
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