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At its core, Climate Story Café uses storytelling as a tool for climate literacy and collective action.
Climate conversations often prioritize research, policy, and urgency and rightly so. But they can leave many young people confused, intimidated, or disconnected. Our cafes creates room to pause, process, and reconnect to nature, to community, and to ourselves by helping young people connect their stories to systems, justice, economics, history, and culture.
- It is not a conference
- It is not a panel discussion
- It is not another data-heavy seminar
a circle for:
- Real discussions
- Deep questions
- Lived experiences
- Diverse perspectives
- Dialogue & Co-creations
- Storytelling
Students & Youth Reached
Schools Engaged
of Waste Retrieved for Recycling
Countries Represented in Our Community
Impact
Our Framework
The C.I.R.C.L.E. Model
Every Climate Story Café follows our C.I.R.C.L.E. Model, a facilitation structure that keeps conversations intentional, inclusive, and impactful.
Centering the Space
Initiating the Spark
Reflecting Deeply
Connecting the Dots
Listening & Learning
Emerging with Insight
Our Framework
The C.I.R.C.L.E. Model
Every Climate Story Café follows our C.I.R.C.L.E. Model, a facilitation structure that keeps conversations intentional, inclusive, and impactful.
Centering the Space
Initiating the Spark
Reflecting Deeply
Connecting the Dots
Listening & Learning
Emerging with Insight
Our Partners
become a host
We believe this model belongs everywhere!!
You can host a Climate Story Café in:
Schools
Universities
Community centers
Coffee shops
Youth hubs
Online spaces
All you need is:
- A space
- A small group of people
- Curiosity
- Intention
We provide the rest
toolkits
Get the Climate Story Café Host Toolkit
Our Host Toolkit includes:
- The C.I.R.C.L.E. Facilitation Guide
- Conversation Card Templates
- Reflection & Journaling Prompts
- Icebreakers (including Climate Bingo)
- Evaluation & Feedback Forms
- Media & Documentation Guide
Start a Café
Climate Story Café is building a global network of youth hosts
When you host a CSC, you join:
A growing global host community
Access to facilitation support
Spotlight features on our platform
Opportunities for collaboration
