Climate Justice Storytime: Sun Power
This climate justice storytime introduces young children and their caregivers to renewable energy through stories, songs, and hands-on exploration. Together we’ll read books like A Day in the Sun by Diana Ejaita and Solar Story by Allan Drummond to explore the power of the sun and how communities can care for the Earth by working together. Children will sing favorites like “Mr. Sun” and “Good Morning, Dear Earth,” reinforcing ideas of connection, stewardship, and shared responsibility. The program concludes with kid-friendly activities that empower families to see themselves as part of a cleaner, more just energy future.
Liat Olenick is a co-founder and lead organizer with Climate Families NYC, a grassroots non-profit organization committed to family and child centered collective action for climate justice. Prior to working in the climate movement, she taught elementary school science, pre-k, 1st and 2nd grade in NYC public schools while serving as a school sustainability coordinator and worked in the education department of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Liat has a Masters Degree in Childhood and Museum Education from Bank Street College. She lives in Brooklyn with her partner, and 2 children.
This program is made possible with generous support from ConEdison.
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03/21/2026 11:00 am
03/21/2026 12:00 pm
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Climate Justice Storytime: Sun Power
<p>This climate justice storytime introduces young children and their caregivers to renewable energy through stories, songs, and hands-on exploration. Together we’ll read books like <em>A Day in the Sun</em> by Diana Ejaita and <em>Solar Story</em> by Allan Drummond to explore the power of the sun and how communities can care for the Earth by working together. Children will sing favorites like “Mr. Sun” and “Good Morning, Dear Earth,” reinforcing ideas of connection, stewardship, and shared responsibility. The program concludes with kid-friendly activities that empower families to see themselves as part of a cleaner, more just energy future.</p><div>Liat Olenick is a co-founder and lead organizer with Climate Families NYC, a grassroots non-profit organization committed to family and child centered collective action for climate justice. Prior to working in the climate movement, she taught elementary school science, pre-k, 1st and 2nd grade in NYC public schools while serving as a school sustainability coordinator and worked in the education department of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Liat has a Masters Degree in Childhood and Museum Education from Bank Street College…
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