Drama as a Tool for Climate Justice Education
In this episode, host Kelly McConville speaks with three educators using Drama to teach climate justice and sustainability across early years to secondary classrooms.
Guests:
• Katherine Zachest (St Leonard’s College) introduces Frog in a Pond, a playful early learning unit exploring sustainability.
• Darcie Kane-Priestly (Ruyton Girls’ School) shares how she integrates climate themes into senior Drama work.
• Nick Mawson (Northern Bay College, Deakin University) discusses building student agency and empathy through performance.
This episode explores creative, practical ways to engage students in climate action through embodied learning.
Resources
• Time to Act Curriculum Resources:
https://regeneratingfutures.deakin.edu.au/time-to-act/curriculum/
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Drama as a Tool for Climate Justice Education
In this episode, host Kelly McConville speaks with three educators using Drama to teach climate justice and sustainability across early years to secondary classrooms.
Guests:
• Katherine Zachest (St Leonard’s College) introduces Frog in a Pond, a playful early learning unit exploring sustainability.
• Darcie Kane-Priestly (Ruyton Girls’ School) shares how she integrates climate themes into senior Drama work.
• Nick Mawson (Northern Bay College, Deakin University) discusses building student agency and empathy through performance.
This episode explores creative, practical ways to engage students in climate action through embodied learning.
Resources
• Time to Act Curriculum Resources:
https://regeneratingfutures.deakin.edu.au/time-to-act/curriculum/
Time To Act - Episode 1 - Jo Raphael and Peta White
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Time To Act - Episode 1 - Jo Raphael and Peta White
In the first episode of Time to Act, host Kelly McConville — Executive Officer of Drama Victoria and PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne — explores how education can be a powerful force for climate justice and sustainability.
Kelly is joined by Dr. Jo Raphael and Dr. Peta White, Associate Professors at Deakin University, who share how blending drama and science helps students engage with complex environmental issues. They unpack the difference between sustainability and climate change education, and explain why cross-curricular, action-based learning is key.
Hear how drama can support students dealing with climate anxiety and empower them to imagine more hopeful futures.
🕒 Timestamps:
00:31 – Meet Dr. Jo Raphael and Dr. Peta White
01:57 – Drama’s role in climate education
04:14 – Climate justice and pedagogy
08:08 – Interdisciplinary drama strategies
11:53 – Teaching collaboratively for action
16:38 – Systems thinking and imagining futures
🌱 Time to Act is where education meets climate action — creatively.
The Aside Podcast
Drama as a Tool for Climate Justice Education
In this episode, host Kelly McConville speaks with three educators using Drama to teach climate justice and sustainability across early years to secondary classrooms.
Guests:
• Katherine Zachest (St Leonard’s College) introduces Frog in a Pond, a playful early learning unit exploring sustainability.
• Darcie Kane-Priestly (Ruyton Girls’ School) shares how she integrates climate themes into senior Drama work.
• Nick Mawson (Northern Bay College, Deakin University) discusses building student agency and empathy through performance.
This episode explores creative, practical ways to engage students in climate action through embodied learning.
Resources
• Time to Act Curriculum Resources:
https://regeneratingfutures.deakin.edu.au/time-to-act/curriculum/