The climate crisis is real and happening. Rising temperatures and increasingly severe weather events are occurring globally, making it clear that community adaptation is necessary, now. Public education is essential to community climate adaptation. The climate crisis requires schools to maximize connections with every aspect of their local community.

The Adaptation Bridge is a path to that vision. It frames the climate crisis, as inevitable and disruptive as it is, as an opportunity to redefine the relationship between K–12 public education and community development. The province of Ontario, Canada is used as a process case to support education and community systems everywhere in responding to the global conditions of the Anthropocene.

What You’ll Find on This Site

The Adaptation Bridge is a work in progress. Here you will find completed and in‑progress reports, grounded in applied research, that support and advocate for climate‑era structural reform of Ontario’s K–12 education funding model. You will also find an opportunity to share personal stories about how the climate crisis is affecting family and community life. A growing collection of articles provides context across many domains and supports the broader work of the Adaptation Bridge.