Climate change was the theme of the Times Square New Year’s celebration. But climate education was the star.
When it was time for the ball drop, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio shared the stage with two New York City public school science teachers, including one Columbia alumnus, and their students.
“Being up on the elevated platform, there was an overwhelming sense of this sea of humanity,” said Jared Fox, who graduated from Columbia’s Teachers College in 2015 with a doctorate in science education and is currently the chair of the science department at Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School. “Experiencing the energy from them was incredible.”