Cutting Edge
Training
Climate STARR training provides individuals, communities, and climate action organizations who encounter climate angst and fatigue a space to pause, reflect, and gain new perspectives and skills for living and leading in uncertain times. Together, we explore perspectives that strengthen hope and enhance collective resilience in ways that lead to increased regenerative climate action within our spheres of influence.
Training is available in the following formats:
Three day in-person sessions
10 sessions online
Customized to your organization
Book a training
Bring the training or a speaker to your organization, either in person or online.
Upcoming Trainings
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Climate STARR Training
In Person
Eastern Mennonite University
Center for Justice and Peacebuilding
Harrisonburg, VA, USAMay 14-16, 2025:
Three day training
18 Continuing Education credits available -
Living Meaningfully in a Climate Changed World
In-person presentation, Carolyn Yoder, Climate STARR Director
Bienenberg, Liestal, Switzerland
In English with French and German translation
May 30, 2025, 7-9 PM ECT
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Climate STARR Training
Online
Coming September - November 2025:
Ten two-hour sessions
Continuing education credits available
What you’ll gain from our time together —
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We’ve seen the data and heard the predictions. It’s time for something more. Discover strength in acknowledging the concerns we carry and the things we find hard to talk about. Break paralysis and overwhelm through reconnection with nature, each other, and practices that connect us to meaning and purpose.
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Identify the climate narratives we are living by. Pause. Choose the narrative you (your community/organization) want to live into. Consider how justice and climate intersect. Reflect on the deep resilience and spiritual strength of our ancestors. Envision the just, regenerative future we commit to work for.
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Discover what climate involvement makes you come alive, stretches you, and fits your life reality. Assess current personal and organizational climate goals and actions. Experience the power of going from “I” to “we” across expanding spheres of influence. Close gaps between beliefs and actions. Choose active hope.
What People Are Saying
“This kind of group training is a gift for climate activists. May it continue and grow.”
— June 2024 Participant
“This was excellent in how it was managed, facilitated, and administered.”
— June 2024 Participant
“I plan to be more engaged in the climate crisis efforts.”
— June 2024 Participant
Climate STARR participants say the training…
Helps them stay centered amidst difficult political news and setbacks
Enhanced their ability to envision a future beyond the climate crisis
Increased their motivation to engage with others on climate work
Increased their passion for being involved in transforming climate distress into climate-related action
Will be helpful in their personal and professional lives
Provides practices and principles that can be applied to any of the collective crises humanity is facing
Training Fees
Climate STARR is committed to making this training widely available with fees that enhance equity yet keep the program sustainable. To apply for a sliding scale needs-based scholarship, click here. If you have resources to share, we invite you to make a tax-deductible donation through our fiscal sponsor beyond the cost of tuition. Your generosity supports our scholarships fund. Thank you!