Redford Center Stories Program

Redford Center Stories is a free environmental justice education program and curriculum for youth 5th – 12th grade that celebrates transformational storytelling, creative education, community wellbeing, and global justice. The Redford Center Stories program is a go-to resource for educators, after-school program leaders, youth development organizations, and homeschooling parents interested in leveraging the power of storytelling and film to support young people in learning about the environment.

This program features a free, flexible, film-based curriculum, a series of virtual workshops and events, and an inclusive learning community designed to actively engage our youth in the environmental justice movement. The Redford Center Stories curriculum has been aligned with Common Core Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, Social-Emotional Learning Principles, UN Sustainable Development Goals, and Social Justice Standards.

This year’s program launched on Half-Earth Day and will culminate on Earth Day, April 22, 2022, with the announcement of the winners of the Redford Center Stories Challenge—the program’s annual filmmaking challenge that invites students in grades 5-12 to create and submit a short film that tells a story that is personal to them and helps propel action towards a more just environmental future.

Watch 2021 Redford Center Stories “Best Of” Montage on YouTube