Registration: LSF’s Climate Action Youth Forum • North York • Feb 19, 2026 • gr 9-12

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Registration: LSF's Climate Action Youth Forum - North York

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE COMPLETING:

Welcome to LSF’s Youth Forums, designed to ENGAGE your students in local climate issues, EQUIP them with knowledge and skills needed to make change, and EMPOWER them to take action.

Date: Thu, Feb 19, 2026
Time: 8:30am-2:45pm
Location: York University – Vari Hall, North York, ON
Grades: 9-12
Theme: Climate Action
You may bring up to 5 students and 1-2 teachers
Vegetarian lunch & snacks will be provided
Funding for supply coverage is available
Participants are responsible for their own transportation to and from the event

Please email samantha@LSF-LST.ca if you have any questions.

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Primary Participant Info

AKA the person who will be attending the Youth Forum

Teacher Participant Name *

First

Last

Teacher Participant Email *

Please use your board email!
Please double check your email for typos - this is how we'll reach you with important event info!

Teacher Participant Position *

Teacher
Administrator
Other

Photographs and/or videos may be captured at this event. Do you give LSF permission to include you in photos/videos which we may use for for promotion of our programs on our websites or other marketing materials? *

Yes, I consent to be photographed
No, please don't include me in photographs

Media release forms for students will be sent later.

Have you participated in a LSF Youth Forum before? *

Yes, in person
Yes, virtually
No
Unsure

Select all that apply

Will a 2nd teacher or staff member be participating from your school? *

Yes, we are bringing 2 staff
No, just me

Unsure? Email us later if you'd like to add a plus one!

School Info

School Name *

Please write out in full, no acronyms. Thanks!

School Board *

School Mailing Address *

School City *

School Province *

This Forum is taking place in North York, ON

School Postal Code *

School Phone Number *

What subjects do you teach? *

This helps our team as they're planning the teacher PD session!

Participant Info

Who are the students that will be involved in the Forum?

Will you be participating with a class or club? *

Class
Club
Other

We love eco teams, but we encourage you to bring members of your class if possible. Incorporating sustainability Action Projects into curricular teaching helps engage all students and avoid teacher burnout! Not sure how that will work? Don't worry, that's what our PD is all about!

Student Info

Each school can bring up to 5 students to the Youth Forum.
These students will represent your class/club/school and act as ambassadors to bring ideas and inspiration from the Forum back to their peers.

Do you know which students you will bring to the Youth Forum? *

Yes
No
Some

A couple final questions...

Are there particular climate change topics or issues you'd like to see explored in this Youth Forum?

At this point, how often do you integrate concepts or issues related to climate change into your teaching? *

1. Not yet started	2. Rarely	3. Sometimes	4. Often	5. At every opportunity
1. Not yet startedItem #1 1. Not yet started	2. RarelyItem #1 2. Rarely	3. SometimesItem #1 3. Sometimes	4. OftenItem #1 4. Often	5. At every opportunityItem #1 5. At every opportunity

At this point, how would you characterize your students’ understanding of the causes of climate change (on average)? *

1. No understanding	2. Some understanding	3. Average understanding	4. Good understanding	5. Excellent understanding
1. No understandingItem #1 1. No understanding	2. Some understandingItem #1 2. Some understanding	3. Average understandingItem #1 3. Average understanding	4. Good understandingItem #1 4. Good understanding	5. Excellent understandingItem #1 5. Excellent understanding

At this point, how engaged are your students in actions to combat climate change (on average)? *

1. Not at all engaged	2. Somewhat engaged	3. Engaged	4. Very engaged	5. Extremely engaged
1. Not at all engagedItem #1 1. Not at all engaged	2. Somewhat engagedItem #1 2. Somewhat engaged	3. EngagedItem #1 3. Engaged	4. Very engagedItem #1 4. Very engaged	5. Extremely engagedItem #1 5. Extremely engaged

At this point, how would you characterize your students' level of eco-anxiety* (on average)? *

No eco-anxiety	A little eco-anxiety	Some eco-anxiety	Quite a bit of eco-anxiety	A great deal of eco-anxiety
No eco-anxietyItem #1 No eco-anxiety	A little eco-anxietyItem #1 A little eco-anxiety	Some eco-anxietyItem #1 Some eco-anxiety	Quite a bit of eco-anxietyItem #1 Quite a bit of eco-anxiety	A great deal of eco-anxietyItem #1 A great deal of eco-anxiety

*Eco-anxiety is described as "extreme worry about current and future harm to the environment caused by human activity and climate change." (Oxford Languages)

I confirm my students' participation in this Youth Forum and understand that the purpose of the Forum is to inspire and empower my students to take on a sustainability Action Project in our school/community. I understand that if my class/club attends the Forum, we can receive a $500 grant to support our Action Project. *

I understand!

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