Jaimie recently attended the 2026 Green Difference Awards, organized by our friends and colleagues at Project Green Schools. She was amazed by the magnificent work of the awarded students. Click to read more about a few of her highlights.
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I just finished working on a project with The UCLA/Getty Program in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage, entitled, “Embedding Education for Sustainability in Cultural Heritage Conservation Education”. The Getty Program received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEH) to implement the initiative because conservators and preservation specialists are in a timely and critical position to be global leaders in sustainability.
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We are excited to share a special opportunity for educators seeking a meaningful and engaging book to explore with their students. When you purchase a class set of 10 or more copies through the Cloud Institute website, you will receive a 10% discount, along with complimentary inquiry-based questions to support rich classroom discussions.
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We are excited to invite students (Grade 6 and above) to take part in a unique opportunity to engage with big ideas—and share their voice.
We are selecting three students to read Response-Able: How to Live Well Over Time on Planet Earth and participate in a special episode of the Empathy to Impact Podcast hosted by Inspire Citizens.
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We enjoyed attending the Green Schools Conference in San Diego last month. It was a pleasure to reconnect with--and meet new members of this community.
Our favorite parts were the open plenary, with Cody Petterson, board member of the San Diego Unified Public School District, delivering a powerful keynote and of course, the Green Book Zone.
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Jaimie has been educating for sustainability for over 30 years. She created a practical guide to help school leaders understand why education for sustainability matters. The guide offers a mini audit and explores the connection between your students’ mindsets and the curriculum. These are the first steps toward building a purposeful and coherent core curriculum that empowers students to shape a thriving, sustainable future.
Get Jaimie’s 3-Step Guide Toward Educating Students for a Sustainable Future here.
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Jaimie’s new book, Response-Able: How to Live Well Over Time on Planet Earth has been opening meaningful conversations with educators, students, and communities about what it means to live responsibly on our shared planet. Below are recent developments and opportunities connected to the book and the learning experiences it is inspiring. 🌍📚
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Upcoming events include the Hudson Valley Youth Climate Summit on March 18-19, an IB Webinar for DP on March 25, Deeper Learning NY on July 14-15, and the annual Curriculum Design Studio on August 3-7.
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We are reaching out to colleagues and friends to share what we are working on and to help amplify the important work happening across our community. Our goal is to spread the word about our initiatives while also highlighting and celebrating the meaningful projects and contributions of those around us.
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The Nakujali Foundation is seeking financial support to help cover the basic costs of its operations and build a healing center.
Nakujali Foundation seeks $20,216 USD to construct a Healing and Empowering Center in Nakivale Refugee Settlement, Uganda. The center will address critical gaps in mental health support, economic opportunity, and community resilience through sustainable, locally-managed programming focused on art, yoga, education and mindfulness.
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Join us for a dynamic virtual event dedicated to sustainability, innovation, and empowering the next generation of leaders to tackle real-world environmental challenges.
The Hudson Valley Youth Climate Summit brings together students, educators, community agencies, and sustainability-focused vendors to showcase impactful work, share innovative solutions, and collaborate toward a more sustainable future.
Join us at the Hudson Valley Youth Climate Summit! They are still accepting proposals! This virtual, two-day event will take place on March 18–19, 2026, bringing together students, educators, community organizations, and sustainability-focused vendors to explore ideas, innovations, and actions that support a more sustainable future.
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Response-Able is now available from all retailers!
This book is the result of months of reflection, collaboration, and care, and we are grateful to everyone who supported it along the way.
Thank you for reading, sharing, and supporting this work!
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Last fall, Rosemarie, our program specialist, travelled to Uganda to deliver a series of workshops on sustainability education.
During her visit, she worked alongside educators, community members, and youth leaders who are actively shaping the future of their communities. The workshops focused on sustainability education as a tool for understanding local and global challenges, strengthening systems thinking, and empowering young people to take informed action.
We invite you to explore this story and spend time with the beautiful picture book that emerged from this collaboration.
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We are very happy to share the launch of a brand new webpage created expressly for Response-Able, Jaimie P. Cloud’s upcoming book. This space was designed to bring the project to life, offer readers a first look at what is coming, and gather all the updates in one place.
You can explore the new page here: https://www.jaimiepcloud.com/
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Check out this fun video of Jaimie engaging with students at the Chinese International School in Hong Kong.
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The Student Kitchen is a nonprofit focused on culinary education for New York City middle and high school students. The goal of the program is to equip students with the confidence and the skills to cook for themselves and families, make healthy choices, and better understand where their food comes from. Through live demos and workshops, The Student Kitchen works hands on with participants at their schools and in their communities. They also assist with mutual aid efforts and community projects.
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There is a great deal of good news that we are excited to share!
First and foremost, the official cover is out! This milestone makes the project feel wonderfully real and we are loving its dynamism.
We are very excited to share the book blurb:
For young people and all those who love them, this is an uplifting and practical book of wisdom. Written with a game on mindset, Response-able is a must read for those who want to participate in thegrand course correction toward a sustainable future.
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Our Oxford International Curriculum for Sustainability continues to gain momentum!
Since its publication, the series has won the 2024 GESS Education Award, was nominated for the BESA Sustainability and Net Zero Award 2025, was presented by Daniella Tilbury to the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) during a meeting of the Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Steering Committee in Geneva.
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Recommended Reading: Connected to Place by Matt Daggar
We recommend keeping an eye out for Connected to Place: Regenerating Nature, Communities and Local Economies through Systems Change, a new book by Matt Daggar coming in November 2025.
Stories from Nora Bateson — “How Our Ways of Knowing Shape Our Collective Future”
In this piece, Nora Bateson, calls for a more relational, context-rich “warm data” approach to achieve social and ecological regeneration and sustainability.
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