Universities test theater-based approach to help students manage climate anxiety
A new teaching method uses improvisation and embodied reflection to help university students process climate-related emotional stress. As climate anxiety becomes increasingly prevalent among young workers and students, educational institutions are exploring structured techniques to build psychological resilience—a capacity employers and policymakers recognize as critical for workforce stability and productivity.
Originaltitel: Forum play: Working with climate anxiety
<p>This chapter outlines a workshop on how to navigate climate anxiety. It is designed for university students with forum play as a key activity. It opens for unfolding climate-related emotions in a university classroom, revealing the worries from a ‘shadow zone’ through them being recognised, accepted, and expressed. The form of forum play used here allows students to slow down events, freeze them, try out different solutions, and deepen their awareness of the issues at stake. As a warm-up, this chapter introduces a walking practice including an introspective, embodied reflection on personal emotions and experiences of climate change.</p>