Welcome to the central repository for the Sustainable Environment Institute (SEI). While our collection of resources is currently in its early stages, it represents the beginning of a transformative effort to make sustainability a living part of education across the Los Angeles Community College District.
Our Intent: A Central Hub for Ideas
The primary purpose of this page is to serve as the place to go for ideas—providing the theoretical and practical information faculty need to start or enhance their curriculum. We recognize that faculty across all disciplines, from English and Political Science to Graphic Design and Business, are seeking ways to address the climate crisis.
This hub is designed to support our mission: faculty professional development and the integration of environmental equity into every classroom. By centralizing our findings from monthly workshops, seminar series, and district-wide research, we aim to provide:
• Curriculum Resources: Tools and lesson plans ready to help you embed climate literacy into your specific field.
• Experiential Learning Tools: Information on how to use our campuses as “learning tools,” including access to construction sites and technical facilities.
The Long-Term Plan: A Statewide Model
We are not just building a list of links; we are building a movement. Our long-term vision is for this database to document and scale the successes of our Demonstration Project. As we continue to grow, this site will become the:
“Statewide model for how we embed environmental equity into curriculum.”
Our goal is to scale this work statewide, eventually reaching over 2 million students across California by providing a roadmap for other institutions to follow. As we host more workshops, “uplift faculty” through new research, and refine our teaching strategies, this database will expand into a comprehensive guide for climate action education.
Check back often. This collection will grow month by month as we continue our work to ensure our communities “understand what they can do and what needs to happen in order to make change”
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Exploring Energy Through Storytelling
Inspired by Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower, this project challenges students to bridge the gap between science and art. Students research specific energy sources—such as solar, wind, coal, or lithium—and transform their findings into compelling creative stories or dramas
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Information Literacy and Environmental Equity
An Introduction to College Research module that connects information literacy with environmental equity, equipping students to critically evaluate climate-related information and misinformation through core library science skills.
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Inequality and the Environment in Macroeconomics
A Principles of Macroeconomics module linking economic inequality, sustainability, and environmental harm, using real-world data, current events, and UN SDG 10 to deepen student understanding of equity-driven economic outcomes.
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Environmental Equity Education Resources
A curated, cross-disciplinary collection of curriculum tools, pedagogy guides, justice-focused resources, databases, and policy references to support embedding climate literacy and environmental equity across K–12 and higher education.
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