Classroom Learning
Equipping educators to bring climate change & sustainability into the classroom, through the lens of fashion, with ready-to-use lesson plans and engaging workshops.
What We Offer
Our program offers dynamic lesson plans and facilitated workshops designed to meet curriculum standards across Canada and beyond, while also supporting global climate action and awareness efforts.
Fashion provides an accessible, relatable pathway for students to engage with broader climate and intertwined social justice issues such as deforestation, biodiversity loss, plastic and water pollution, gender equity, working conditions and living wages.
Studies show that over 80% of youth are affected by climate anxiety and feel unprepared to take action. Our program provides tangible opportunities to spark hopeful solutions and share positive visions of the future. We equip educators with the tools they need to inspire students, foster critical thinking, and catalyze positive action.
Find out more about:
Lesson and Unit Plans | Facilitated In-Person Workshops | Digital Workshops
Our Pedagogical Approach
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Curriculum- Aligned
Comprehensive, accurate, and relevant content.
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Interactive
Collaborative, inquiry-based activities.
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Teacher-Friendly
No prior subject knowledge required.
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Action-Oriented
Inspiring students to create change.
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Justice-Promoting
Social justice and equity across diverse communities.
We use big ideas – like systems thinking and interdependence – to help students make sense of their role in creating change. We engage with key concepts such as climate science, ecosystems and biodiversity, climate justice, resilience-building, post-carbon economies, and sustainable lifestyles.
Our program is developed with a wide range of Canadian and international standards in mind, including the Ontario Ministry of Education’s Transferable Skills and Citizen Education Framework, GreenComp, the European sustainability competence framework, and UNESCO Greening curriculum guidance: teaching and learning for climate action.
Ready-to-Use Lesson Plans for Your Classroom
Our detailed unit and lesson plans make it easy for educators to introduce climate change and sustainability topics in their classrooms with no prior experience required. Each plan includes learning objectives, detailed teacher prompts, discussion questions, learner activities, and assessment guidelines. In addition, optional background, extension, inquiry, and research prompts and materials are provided to enhance or supplement the activities as needed.
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Solving Fashion’s Waste Problem
Learn how to reduce the negative impact caused by fashion’s waste and how to be a 7Rs of fashion leader.
This program will be available for purchase in September 2025.
A three-lesson unit designed for Grades 4-6 (Ages 9-12) and Grades 7-8 (Ages 12-14), complete with a culminating 7Rs Action Project Guide featuring 20 project options.
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Rethinking The Fashion System
Learn more about fashion’s impact on people and planet by rethinking the fashion system and taking action toward a more just, sustainable future.
This program will be available for purchase in September 2025.
A three-lesson unit designed for Grades 9-12 (Ages 14-18), complete with a culminating 7Rs Action Project Guide featuring 20 project options.
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The Life Cycle Of A T-Shirt
Learn about the lifecycle of a t-shirt and its impact on people and the environment across the entire supply chain.
This program will be available for purchase in September 2025.
A four-lesson unit designed for Grades 4-6 (Ages 9-12), Grades 7-8 (Ages 12-14), and Grades 9-12 (Ages 14-18), complete with a culminating Action Projects Guide featuring 3 project options.
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How to Spot Greenwashing
Learn how to spot greenwashing in the fashion industry and uncover the truth behind sustainability claims.
This program will be available for purchase in Fall 2025.
A multi-lesson unit designed for Grades 4-6 (Ages 9-12), Grades 7-8 (Ages 12-14), and Grades 9-12 (Ages 14-18)
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Who Makes Our Clothes?
Learn about the people who make our clothes and how fashion impacts the lives of garment workers.
This program will be available for purchase in Winter 2025.
A multi-lesson unit designed for Grades 4-6 (Ages 9-12), Grades 7-8 (Ages 12-14), and Grades 9-12 (Ages 14-18)
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Biodiversity And Fashion: How Clothing Impacts Nature
Learn how the clothes we wear impact forests, animals, and the climate, and what we can do to make more sustainable choices.
This program will be available for purchase in Spring 2026.
A three-lesson unit designed for Grades 4-6 (Ages 9-12) and Grades 7-8 (Ages 12-14)
Facilitated In-Person Workshops
My Clothes My World (MCMW) offers dynamic, in-person workshops that explore climate change and sustainability through the lens of fashion’s impact on people and planet. Through hands-on activities and critical thinking tools, learners are encouraged to use their insights and creativity to envision their own hope inspiring actions that promote responsible citizenship and contribute to a more sustainable future.
MCMW facilitates in-person workshops in the Toronto area as an approved educational partner of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB). Our workshops are geared towards Grades 4 through 12 (Ages 9 to 18) and feature the same themes as our unit and lesson plans, modified for a duration of approximately 60 minutes. Workshops can also be tailored to different lengths and contexts upon request.
In other jurisdictions our workshops are facilitated in collaboration with partner organizations.
For more information, or to find out if our program can be made available near you, please contact education@fashiontakesaction.com
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How can young people reduce clothing waste in their own communities, and take part in more sustainable practices that benefit both local and global environments?
Did you know that each year, the world generates approximately 92 million tonnes of clothing waste? To put that amount into perspective, that’s about one garbage truck full of clothes being added to landfill sites across the globe every second of every day! In Canada alone, each year the average Canadian citizen disposes of 37 kg (81 lbs) of clothing into landfill, most of which ends up incinerated or in landfill.
In this workshop, students have the opportunity to delve deeper into the issues surrounding clothing overconsumption and fashion waste. While it may not be apparent at the point of purchase or even when discarding unwanted garments, how we consume and dispose of clothing has far-reaching effects on human communities and natural environments in Canada and around the world.
Through the Solving Fashion’s Waste Problem workshop, students will examine the social and environmental consequences of fashion waste — from the impact of landfills to the hidden side of clothing donation — and discover real-world strategies to take action in their daily lives such as The 7Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Repurpose, Rent, Resell, Recycle). Culminating in a dynamic design activity rooted in the Design Thinking process, students will be inspired by hopeful and positive action and equipped to become part of the solution. Through critical thinking and creative problem solving, students will be empowered to become change-makers and advocates for responsible citizenship that contributes to a more sustainable fashion forward future.
Bring Learning to Life With Our Digital Workshops
These recorded workshops are designed to engage students in real-time, fostering critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Each digital session is interactive, age-appropriate, and curriculum-aligned, ensuring students not only learn but feel empowered to make a difference.
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Who Makes Our Clothes?
Learn about the people who make our clothes and how fashion impacts the lives of garment workers.
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Lifecycle of a T-Shirt
Learn about the lifecycle of a t-shirt and its impact on the environment across the entire supply chain.
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The 7Rs of Circular Fashion
Learn how to reduce the negative impact caused by fashion’s waste and how to be a 7Rs of Fashion Leader.
Testimonials
We’re here to support your sustainability education journey. Interested in an in-person workshop or another form of collaboration? Please send us your questions!