Meet the Brooklyn science teacher reshaping climate education across New York City
Did you know search engines like Google are changing the way you see news? Keep Chalkbeat’s valuable education coverage at the top of your feeds by clicking here and checking the box next to our name. Brooklyn science teacher Sean McFadden doesn’t just reach his students at the Eagle Academy for Young Men II. His work on climate education shapes schools across New York City. As co-chair of the…
Brooklyn science teacher Sean McFadden is reshaping climate education across New York City. As co-chair of the Education Department’s Climate Education Team, he leads a team of about 40 educators in creating equitable climate education lessons, integrating the subject into various disciplines. McFadden also helped develop the climate curriculum for K-8 Summer Rising program and is leading a civic science pilot where students collect air quality data using sensors.
Recognized with the 2026 Julian Robertson Award for Excellence in Teaching, he is set to receive a $20,000 prize for his work. McFadden, an AP Environmental Science and Climate Change elective teacher at Eagle Academy for Young Men II, found his calling in education through his experience with City Year, an AmeriCorps program. He aims to make abstract climate concepts relevant to his predominantly Black students by connecting them to real-world issues, such as urban heat islands and food apartheid.
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