Teachers leading change in the Anthropocene
T4CCE (pronounced T-Force) is an Australian-based network of classroom teachers, pre-service educators, academics, and community practitioners united by a shared commitment: that quality climate change education is foundational to a just and sustainable future.
We lean into the work of the Climate Change Education Network (CCEN) — an open collective of academics working in climate change education across institutional, public, and community spaces.
Our name reflects our values: we are a force — driven by teacher agency, First Nations knowledge, interdisciplinary thinking, and hope-centred action.
The Pinisi Model: T4CCE adopts the Indonesian Pinisi sailboat as its model for climate change education — replacing the Bicycle Model (Cantell et al., 2019). A Pinisi must be in complete harmony with the environment, subject to wind, current, tide, and all the forces of the planet. The crew — teachers and students — navigate together toward a horizon they can see but must work hard to reach.
- Teacher agency at the centre of curriculum change
- First Nations knowledge and sovereignty embedded in practice
- Interdisciplinary, place-based, and inquiry-led approaches
- Emotional honesty and hope-centred education
- Collaboration across sectors, systems, and communities