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Since 2020, New Roots Institute has been delivering interactive high school and college lessons in New York City about the connections between industrial animal agriculture and current key issues impacting us all.
In 2023, New Roots Institute was chosen by the Mayor's Office to provide education to classrooms across New York City as an official food education service provider. To date, we've reached one-fifth of public high schools in the city.
“Claire had great presence and patience (the students can be a tough crowd). She was very professional, and had a perfect balance of emphasizing the importance of taking action, while also not shaming students or making them feel bad about their choices." - Teacher, Community Health Academy of The Heights” - Teacher, Community Health Academy of The Heights
High Engagement Schools are schools where we are visiting multiple classrooms and have had at least one fellow in our Leadership Program.
“The presentation was really enjoyable! I always felt engaged and was interested in how the conversation was approached with adjustments made for the nature of our course specifically” - Junior, Baruch College
High Engagement Schools are schools where we are visiting multiple classrooms and have had at least one fellow in our Leadership Program.
Noa Greene-Houvras worked with Fridays for Future to organize a youth climate march that successfully mobilized hundreds of students from across NYC. She was also selected as a Global High School Fellow for the Columbia Journal of Science, Tech, Ethics and Policy to focus on climate mitigation through plant-based food systems."
“New Roots Institute [is] where I discovered that it's not just climate, but the well-being of all species that truly matters... I'm excited to express my dedication and share my research [at] the Climate Justice and Health Lab at NYU.”
- Pooja Sharma, New Roots Fellow
